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Makes sense to me and we all had cases where even if a product stops being supported by a manufacturer, it is still usable. When a product stops bei...
@majordennisbloodnok The best solution is surely going to be that the manufacturers provide options to extend the support. The DNO will ultimately ...
One of the certainties of life.. I also do not like throwing away old working kit. The simplest solution for us to keep the DECT phones working w...
We kept the landline for as long as it provided resilience as it not dependent on electricity, broadband nor mobile networks. But when Virgin pushed...
Just noticed your comment about manufacturer support for your BESS. Our inverter install is very recent and we kept everything running locally which a...
I was a bit surprised with the rates you mentioned being close to 30p, so I had a quick look at octopus and in my area, this is what the attractive pa...
@dr_dongle Yes, the model is TOU, even if sometimes they market variations based on owning a specific type of device (EV included). But whereas som...
I agree, we used to have agile but now with enough energy storage we never did better - with a simple 7p overnight "all weather" tariff. We use oct...
Yes, often the message is that all lithium batteries are a fire risk. The ones used in home battery storage are lifepo4 and used with a bms. This...
Crazy if they were getting away with DIY standards. Could the installer have recruited in-loco? 😀
@toodles Some of those things came with the promise of removal of the need for programming. And don´t even get me started on what the sales pitch d...
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