Last seen: Aug 16, 2025
@lucia In this instance it sounds as though Murphy is smiling on you. Assuming HL calculations are correct, it sounds as though you may have a complet...
@johnmo Indeed it is, and to make such a broad brushstroke on the inflationary change in consumption costs is dodgy in my opinion. I imagine that the ...
The chart is based on the usual MCS guidelines and there are ten panels spread over two different orientations (90 degrees difference) of roof and the...
@irmartini I take it you meant the radiator would be boxed in. I probably have that wrong. I would have thought insulating the pipework, rather than b...
@johnmo It wouldn’t appeal to me either; my concern was whether the company was known to any forum members and ‘legit’. I did suggest to the friend th...
@irmartini I would think all that pipework would emit more heat than a small radiator might! Toodles.
@irmartini Nevertheless, a smaller buffer will help to smooth out the demands and assist in not using the grid at the most expensive times. (As a cert...
@irmartini Yes, I realise that the actual amount gained is not very significant as you can’t even buy a ‘99 ice cream’ for about 97 pence but one need...
@old_scientist Originally, Octopus Cosy tariff had two cheap slots totalling 6 hours; they were not evenly spaced as there was a larger gap between th...
@mike-h Out of curiosity, I just looked at the Agile rates for today and note that during all three cheap times, Agile and Cosy are a pretty good matc...
@old_scientist Oh Yes! I know the feeling, trying to reconcile those very tasty Agile plunges! Reconciling something so dynamic with a constant lowish...
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