Last seen: Dec 28, 2025
Thanks for the confirmation, @batpred.
It might be unintentional, @batpred, but that's a significant misquoting of my previous post. I gave two possible interpretations - one cynical and ...
In contrast, after a suboptimal installation by cowboys, the homeowner is likely to need to cope with a significant amount of Compromise Reduction And...
OK, so I've taken a look at my HA instance and it seems the forecast.solar site's free plan does not need an API key and so the problem with your inst...
The cynical answer is that perhaps they don't want us mere mortals understanding. The more charitable answer is that Octopus are constantly experime...
Let's not forget that "good enough" is a variable term. For most homeowners, the measurement of CoP or SCoP being a few percent out is largely irrelev...
Totally agree. The problem lies with what I was once told was the WIIFM factor - What’s In It For Me? Mitsi create a heat pump and get an installe...
In that case, @technogeek, I’d sign up for the free solcast account and see how you get on with it. Alternatively, play about with scheduling to a 65%...
Understood, @technogeek. I can’t remember; do you use Home Assistant or not?
Sadly, this is an area that has suffered from the aforementioned cynicism. I now see plenty of examples of decisions to charge premium prices to appea...
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