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@majordennisbloodnok I have only been with OE for about 3 years or so but must say that my experience is extremely positive; their attitude to fair de...
@jamespa I’ve noticed a common factor in many of these posts and that is ‘the case for a battery doesn’t add up’ often relates to the TOU (EV) tariff;...
@papahuhu Yes, it seems bonkers to me that the algorithm would put the system into recharge during the three hours of peak demand! I explained all thi...
@cathoderay Hence my rider about ‘all else being equal’, but, of course, it is difficult to know what the ‘equal’ is! ☹️ Toodles.
@papahuhu That ‘complete control’ can work against one’s interest too; I am talking about the algorithm that OE use with Intelligent Octopus Flux. My ...
@tim441 What’s a dot and a few noughts between friends?😉.
@benson I believe there are quite a few of these installers about😉. It is a great shame that Homely don’t see fit to make the data more freely...
@majordennisbloodnok ‘You get what you pay for’ has some truth; usually (all else being equal) the higher price goes with the higher quality work. The...
@papahuhu 😳 Toodles.
@materox345 It would seem that some installers regard the commissioning stage as an ‘optional extra’ and only do that which enables them to ‘sort of c...
@editor In 1986, we had a need for the house to be rewired (some was still the original 1930’s components) and as father in law had recently had his h...
@russ If you would care to pose your questions on one of the threads @editor mentions, I feel sure we can help. I have the Daikin Altherma 3 monobloc ...
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