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Last seen: May 6, 2026
@papahuhu I think this is just a PW3 innovation then. Regards, Toodles.
@papahuhu Hello, err… no, I still saw some 32% or so battery capacity left this morning but, I had set my system to prioritise the solar supply yester...
@editor Having instructed Homely to provide a set comfort level, should the weather not allow us to enjoy that level of comfort, then Homely will. The...
@papahuhu My feeling is that Homely had been overthinking when deciding on the algorithm for Smart+. I have had a number of conversations with various...
@editor If we are to believe what that verbose leader of a rather large country is telling us, global warming is nonsense and as to a shortage …. well...
@morgan The chances are that when you request the balance of your ordered quantity, that balance will be at a somewhat higher cost! Toodles.
@expatingermany Sounds to me as though you have a pump running and the water gushing through the pipes is transmitting it around the system and fabric...
When Octopus were paying me 15 pence per kWh for my export and charging me ~13 pence per kWh for importing, I arranged to export as much as possible a...
@papahuhu Sounds plausible - I suppose, depending on the viscosity of the fluid, this ‘cough’ may be required at intervals. I have not delved into suc...
@papahuhu Perhaps it is down to the hysteresis of a control loop within the heat pump? I have not noticed such oscillations in my system - though that...
@papahuhu I don’t think I could make any such comparison as I have so many factors in the background domestic load, even if I could see the variations...
@papahuhu We are still on Cosy; I didn’t ‘fix’ as I expected to move to IOF within the 12 months penalty period, thus losing £25 which would be more t...
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