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Last seen: Oct 3, 2026
In fairness, my EV has a heat pump in it which is theoretically more efficient, and any time we need the cooling we're also driving on sunshine so the...
Yes and no. The vaunted blue tab seems to no longer exist. I would suggest the best way of sending feedback is via the editorial email address of fe...
Actually I think that's very much on point. From my experience, the days of the pub being the heart of social intercourse are long gone. Most pubs t...
I think the answer to that is that they're kinda making it up as they go along. Most of Octopus' tariffs are experimental and they're learning fast ab...
I should also add that I have several automations for various scenarios, as listed in the screenshot below. The big fly in the ointment for me, wh...
@bontwoody, I think we may be missing a bit of info on your battery here. My Growatt inverter has a setting that it calls "Load First Battery Minimum ...
I might be misunderstanding either you, @jamespa or @etchedpixels, but my impression was that @etchedpixels was saying: any bolstering of local go...
Not sure who's wholly or partially ignoring anything, @papahuhu, but with my moderator hat on I'm not going to ignore that the discussion has been str...
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
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RE: Replacing Storage Heaters with a Heat Pump in a Stone Cottage
Excellent find, thanks for posting the link here.
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RE: Tesla Powerwall (2) Calibration Cycles
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RE: Getting closer to a finished Haier system
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RE: battery storage without solar
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
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RE: Heat pump branding. Clever, contemporary… or a bit too much?
The layout is confusing - much better like this: We b...
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RE: Is it just me, or does tradesperson timekeeping and communication drive you absolutely mad?
My experience, backed up by opinions from various frien...
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RE: Analysis of the economics of switching to an A2W ASHP compared to other heat sources
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