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@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...
Keeping the electrical circuitry complexities aside, I wonder whether such small battery storage systems can be used in niche usecases. For example, w...
@editor Good to know that this will work alongside an existing PV and battery system. Adding additional battery storage that's not connected to the ex...
There are seven negative price half-hour slots tomorrow. Would be interesting to see what's the electricity mix. I would assume a lot of wind but also...
@majordennisbloodnok Haven't dabbled with HA yet. But depending on the usecase, could be a summer project in the making!
@jamespa That seems to be the case. As gas prices are volatile at the moment, to fix for 12 months for peace of mind, we are having to pay a slightly ...
@agentgeorge We have the 6.5 kWh GBLI 6532 model, so it isn't the modular stackable option like the APX or AXE models. This model was going out of pro...
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RE: Electricity price predictions
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By Jeff , 5 hours ago
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RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?
Again, spot on. The problem is that we in the UK have d...
By cathodeRay , 5 hours ago
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RE: Adding data centre electricity costs to domestic energy bills?
I should say my points are simply raised to test the fo...
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RE: Boiler Upgrade Scheme funding reduced by circa £750 million in 2026 budget
Agree with everything else. Personally I think the as...
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There's a company called Xlinks who are proposing just ...
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RE: Aerotherm and weather compensation
@jamespa I replied yesterday with detailed readings whi...
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RE: Octopussy cosy 6 experience
@paultheheating Unless things have changed more recentl...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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RE: Marvel Heating liquidation
@editor This is an important point. each winter, you...
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
Very nice. we’ve been super soggy here, but rather m...
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RE: DIY powerflushing tutorial
Interesting! I toyed with the idea too. But I installed...
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RE: 15kw pump for 225m2 1990's house - over kill?
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RE: The Changing Jet Stream Could Challenge UK Air Source Heat Pumps
@etchedpixels Agreed, just a thought for others. I am...
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RE: Vaillant ecoTEC Plus - Flow Temp and Set Up
Heating been on for 4 weeks now, continuous. It's 6C o...
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