Last seen: Sep 12, 2025
@old_scientist I have never cleaned the mag filter myself either but, if I had to, I think it is a case of isolating with the two valves, having a buc...
@old_scientist There is an option in the Tesla app that controls the grid charge and can be set to ‘off’ if required which would ensure that only your...
@tim441 Indeed, so many variables! At present, I export solar energy and am paid 15 pence per KWh but I don’t feel it worthwhile to grid-charge the ba...
@transparent Don’t know about other manufacturer’s offerings but in the case of the Tesla Powerwalls, the app indicates that once charging reaches the...
@old_scientist I have had the first PW for some 2 years and 8 months, the second for some 2 years 3 months. As to their present capacity, I don’t know...
@old_scientist Quarterly updates would be much appreciated please! Toodles.
Having perused the ‘net, I see that the capacity at 10 years is warranted to 70% not 80. However, I wasn’t aware that … ”Tesla monitors the performa...
@old_scientist Can’t help wondering how well the Powerwall will perform when coming up to 10 years of daily thrashing; will that 10 year warranty of 8...
@old_scientist I’ve heard a rumour that OE may reduce the Outgoing Fixed tariff next month; should this happen, I may have to reappraise my present ch...
@majordennisbloodnok Of course, you are right Major, I had been trying to use a number of years to obtain a meaningful average (and created much extra...
@majordennisbloodnok In my case, comparing energy costs over the last 4 or 5 years is fraught with ‘gotchas’ as we have changed suppliers with the pre...
@majordennisbloodnok Yes, I’ll try not to overthink it all! A saving is a saving, large or small, as you say, giving an approximate percentage is prob...
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