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I hadn't realised that being run over by a bus was regarded as a statistically-relevant parameter when calculating the ROI for solar-panels. You sho...
@benson It's good see that you're taking an active interest in the installation.If your heat-pump is going to be satisfactory, then the installation m...
Following the second crusade, Saladin summoned his War Lords to Court, prepared to lay siege to Jerusalem. Alas, one General arrived late with his w...
I've come across several instances of 'accidental' humour when corresponding with Parliament.Junior civil servants are known for seeing what acronyms ...
As this is a systemic failure @toodles I feel it should be brought to the attention of the Commons Select Committee on Energy. That's in the process o...
My full explanation of the Randomised Offset feature starts here in the topic about Incorrect Billing. There is a SMETS command to read the three re...
So ask for an IHD with WiFi connectivity.... sometimes referred to as a CAD. We assume you must be able to access the internet because you're writin...
Yes it was.I have a number of copies of the SMETS2 spec here as it progressed through the approvals process. The major problem is that Ofgem isn't r...
Yes @toodles AFAIK all SMETS1 meters (with an operational WAN connection) have been upgraded to SMETS2 firmware. That operation started in 2021, wi...
There is extensive development work being done to provide 'fixes' for energy consumers whose Communication Hubs aren't fully functional. A lot of th...
DESNZ publish quarterly updates on the status of Smart Meters.The last full quarter for which statistics are available is June'24. I have later figu...
In the hope that marketing@ovoenergy will actually read this topic at some stage, let me provide a link to points I made a couple of days ago on anoth...
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RE: Electricity price predictions
@julianc you may disagree.. but How is it that Wholes...
By Diverted.Energy , 21 minutes ago
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@drei has just published his full story here for anyone...
By Mars , 42 minutes ago
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
I think there may be a little confusion in the wording ...
By Old_Scientist , 4 hours ago
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I should clarify that the FoxESS web interface is not l...
By Old_Scientist , 5 hours ago
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RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
Previous was vented and I needed a shower pump and a ve...
By JamesPa , 6 hours ago
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RE: Mitsu Wireless Controller and MelCloud
@robs Hi Rob, At the end of a note to Mitsu UK, thank...
By DavidAlgarve , 23 hours ago
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RE: Why so many sigenergi installer recommendations?
@adamk Tesla is a great option, it’s also one we instal...
By SAEnergy , 1 day ago
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RE: Rodents! A word of warning for heat pump owners
Hradline in Telegraph: Brace for plague of rats after s...
By Tim441 , 2 days ago
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RE: Flexi-Orb Heat Pump Scheme: A Game-Changer for the UK's Heat Pump Industry
As a potential heat pump customer, it would be good to ...
By Temperature_Gradient , 2 days ago
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RE: Octopus replacing the fixed 15p/kWh export rate with a market tracking one
@trbob I have just extracted the details for Agile Expo...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
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RE: Heat Pump Books For Beginners – Bodge Buster & From Zero To Heat Pump Hero
The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps is less than a month a...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
@editor Hi Mars, We have just installed a Grant Aerona...
By GrahamF , 3 days ago
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RE: Sanity check please. Battery storage and inverter sizing.
There are MCS guidelines about how close to the edge/ri...
By Old_Scientist , 3 days ago
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RE: Balancing financial efficiency and comfort using the Octopus Cosy tariff
I estimated our usage on the following basis. The mos...
By Old_Scientist , 3 days ago
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@editor Something changed in this last 12 months, they ...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 4 days ago
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RE: Ecodan & MelCloud scheduling
I put the above question to Mitsu UK at the sme time as...
By DavidAlgarve , 4 days ago
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
Just to give a sense of scale, I've used the CCW water ...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 5 days ago
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RE: Powerwall 3 or Myenergi or something else?
We have a Tesla Powerwall 3, recently installed, so I m...
By Old_Scientist , 6 days ago
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RE: Mitsubishi PAR-WT60R-E Wireless Controller installation
@morgan They have been paired once but it was thought b...
By DavidAlgarve , 1 week ago
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RE: Isolating the system for a planned power cut
A great many ground-mounted local substation transforme...
By Transparent , 1 week ago