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@dougmlancs it’s just under £15,000- 13 panels with 6kW battery…
@dougmlancs just the one quote so far… went with them as they had good reviews on TrustPilot and because they say their panels are made in the UK for ...
@allyfish thank you for your help ☺️
@allyfish another probably silly question! With octopus cosy how does it work to import/ export to and from the grid?
@allyfish great advice, thank you. The garage can get quite cold, assume this is not an issue?!
@allyfish thank you- that’s really useful. I have just spoken to the Solar company and they do up to 21kW batteries so will see what they can do on pr...
@toodles thank you- really helpful! I thought that would probably be the case… being an all electric household it makes sense! Enjoy the Winter with y...
@paul436 it’s called MSmartHome in the App Store…
@cathoderay yes- I’ve been reading mixed advice online… I’ll probably push to get the timer fitted anyway, and then I can decide whether to use it or ...
@cathoderay sorry you are Having so much trouble… it’s really not very user friendly at all, and often has a mind of its own!! I have the DHW set to 5...
@cathodeRay @Derek-M - I know that the immersion is wired completely separately. On the all for DHW water I ahead not tried the 2 options- ‘turn in TB...
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