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Last seen: Jan 4, 2026
@diverted-energy sounds like good tariff for you. Octopus Intelligent Go works for us. It’s finding the right tariff for your usage and home systems.
@toodles thanks. I was told by the engineer that this had to be updated via a visit and not over t’internet.
Daikin Software Update. I received a software update for my Daikin ASHP today. Version 5.3 to 5.4 I received a call from the engineer yesterday a...
@cliff-arnold sorry. Only just seen this. I was trialing HavenWise. They need to wider test Daikin, so I was disconnected. But that’s fine as I don’t ...
@diverted-energy hi. That sounds a good deal. We use ~8700kWh/year. I currently pay 27p/kWh during the day and 7p between 23:30 & 5:30 daily. I pa...
Another free hour of electricity if you are an Octopus customer (some caveats) 31st August at 2-3pm. As I’m on Octopus Agile Go, I get a free hour ...
@diverted-energy glad to see you have worked out how to get the best energy deal. We can’t go back in time. We do need some nuclear for base load. I’m...
@diverted-energy so that’s where I think you are wrong. Overnight prices can be 2p/kWh. I don’t have a detailed tracker, but on average they are less ...
@toodles interesting. This is just one view. Odd Greg says they don’t make money on energy retail. But Kraken makes money. The HP business is new and ...
@editor hi Mars. I know you are remote, but you get no mobile signal? New smart meters can use any mobile I believe.
@jeff I am amazed. Please share your data. You can’t run a business at a loss for long.
@diverted-energy afternoon. I still disagree with the term. The electric price varies throughout the day, every half hour and it’s known the day befor...
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