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@webcmg Hi, instructions are in the link at the bottom. First you install HACS, then add the Vaillant Component repository. When adding the device, ...
@webcmg Yes, I do this with already, I have everything to start when the daily electricity tariff is 5.5p. On the flip side, if you have it set at di...
@derek-m Hi Derek, I thought the same when I first saw it but I just put it down to bad user interface design š¤ . The yield figure at the bottom is th...
@webcmg DHW doesn't use a lot. Heating the house does though. I was averaging 20-25kwh per day in Feb, posted screenshots so you can compare.
@webcmg Below is a screenshot of my DHW heating in Feb. I'd only just installed the Vaillant Internet gateway & Home Assistant, I hadn't fully opt...
@webcmg Glad you're making progress and happy to help. The screenshots shows my usage including approx 2kwh per day for hot water. That includes every...
@editor Agreed, good quality gear. I've been running three of their access points for the past couple of years without missing a beat. One of their Lo...
Would highly recommend Ubiquiti Unifi Access points & Ubiquiti Airmax Nanobeams to get the data connection to the access point(s). Getting power t...
@gurugurugravity It's certainly capable of it with a bit of fiddling. community.home-assistant.io/t/uk-smart-energy-meters/16545/173 You don't ev...
@gurugurugravity If you check the following link it details the many ways you can do it. www.home-assistant.io/docs/energy/electricity-grid I've d...
@webcmg If you're able to pair it with your Smart Meter it starts to make much more sense as well. Below is my typical daily evening power usage du...
@webcmg Hi, I'm using a free bit of software called 'Home Assistant' that can run on almost anything including old PCs. link: www.home-assistant.io/ ...
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