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@agentgeorge 85% usage during off-peak rates is quite good. We have an Aira heat pump and can't boost temperatures during certain times of the day. Te...
That's amazing. Would love to just run our heat pump during the off-peak hours! But despite living in a relatively new build we do have to run our hea...
@andris I am on Octopus Go and also Outgoing Octopus. I see on the Octopus website where they have conflicting information. They have an image that sa...
After seeing umpteen negative price slots again today, I wanted to take advantage and get some green charging done. On opening the Podpoint app last n...
@jamespa I got some confusing responses too and hence decided to just bite the bullet and fix it. Frustratingly, the day I fixed I was offered 7p, but...
@batpred Unfortunately, we were on Octopus Go variable and decided to move to Octopus Go fixed thanks to geopolitical chaos, and ended up at 9.5p per ...
@toodles But surprisingly Octopus are not giving any free electricity tomorrow (for non agile customers) like they used to give last summer and even u...
Thanks @toodles .We used to have an induction when we lived in London. But somehow got this gas hob when we moved. And didn't switch for 13 years unti...
Thanks @toodles @jamespa, good to know it was easy to get it done. I communicated with Octopus a few weeks ago and they send an email asking me to con...
@batpred I assume you plugin the battery on a wall socket, charge, then unplug and run the dehumidifier as if it's a portable battery that you take wi...
@editor That's good to know about the 10kg weight. At that weight, you could easily move this around and even use this as a backup power option for th...
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