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...which, I've found out, is pretty much impossible to get recharged without going to a Volkswagen Audi Group main dealer. I'm actually in favour of h...
By all means, @ian-s. As it happens, I have a spreadsheet that I have maintained since installation, which predates my Home Assistant installation and...
Agreed, @jamespa and @judith. That’s just it. A fair number of us have reduced the flow temp as far as possible as a springboard to heat pump system d...
If I might make one further suggestion, @ian-s.... It is clear and entirely understandable from reading through the development of this thread that ...
Very similar to me, @toodles. Early on in our relationship, my wife and I found just how compatible we were. She didn't like cooking and I didn't li...
@papahuhu, all this got me a bit curious so I took a closer look at the consumption of a lot more of my devices. I have now made an interesting discov...
Those figures look far more in line with expectations, @toodles. Sad about the rabbit but happy for your bank balance.
So two powerwalls is more in the region of 2 kWh than 5 leaving 18 kWh per day to account for. Curiouser and curiouser. 2.5 - 3 kWh for your hot wat...
Sorry, @toodles, but I still don't see it. The microwave might draw 2 kW but it's still a microwave and so will only draw 2 kW in short periods (you d...
Can't say I disagree, @toodles. Given most households use around half that there's definitely a good case for a bit of investigating. Given you includ...
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