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@jamespa That’s a really interesting article. I’m a hostage to fortune with Octopus as computer says No. I don’t believe my house heat loss is as they...
There is certainly something different about the Octopus process. My Octopus survey, as I’ve mentioned elsewhere, suggested a heat loss of 14300w and ...
Oh dear. Always winter never Christmas?
Thanks for the advice I asked for (and got) their room schematic. I can only count 16 rooms (the stairs/landing count as two rooms). Maybe 19 is a typ...
Yes I’ve sent them the results from the initial survey that shows room by room calculations and required radiator sizes. They are considering whether ...
I've had an iBoost for 6 years. In total it tells me I've 'saved' 2400 kWh to date. For the first 4 years it did a reasonable job of heating the water...
As @iancalderbank says above you have to complete one intelligent charge to sign up. To achieve this you must have an OE supported EV charger (I have ...
I’ve been signed up to intelligent Octopus for just one week. I do have an EV (so can’t help you there) but also have a Powerwall and it works just fi...
I return to my attempt to actually get heat pump installed (brief history; OE did a survey last year, declined to quote, accepted a quote from elsewhe...
@iantelescope Have you any rights under the Consumer Rights Act 1975? Have you considered signing up to the Which Legal advice programme? I used them ...
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