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Frequency of active electricity tariff changing?
My friend tells me that he knows someone who [actively] changes his tariff on a daily basis, possibly more frequently, in order to get the best rates for import and export of electricity. Can this be correct? I did not know that this was even possible. edited to add [actively]
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Tumble dryer - efficiency label
So I've got an A+++-10% tumble dryer. Ie: a regular one would use 195 kWh (Based on 118 cycles) but this uses 10% less First of all, the newer labels are based on x kWh per 100 cycles which is much easier to deal with, compared to having to look at the product sheet, and working out your own usage that way Secondly, I've…
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V2H and V2G
Inspired by a post from ASavvyBuyer listing a V2H charger (link below) on the domestic battery thread I thought it might be useful to have a separate thread for V2H as this technology now looks as though it is taking off. https://wallbox.com/en_uk/quasar-dc-charger I have expanded the scope of the thread to discuss V2G as…
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V2H?
I've just had a massive quote for unexpected repairs to my car that are needed get it through its MOT, so I may be getting an EV sooner than I had anticipated. If I buy a Nissan Leaf and the right sort of charger, does that guarantee I can then use V2H? I really like the idea of using the car battery to power my home,…
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Solax Battery User Mode
Hi I have Solax AC-3.6kW inverter with two Solax Batteries one master and one slave both 5.8kW, all working fine in Self Use Mode, do I have to change to Force Use Mode to utilise Octopus Go tariff, to charge the batteries at 0030-0430 hrs... at the cheaper tariff rate of 0.075p, I have set up the two charge time settings…
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Consider avoiding this firm
I should like to leave a review for Effective Home. We checked them on Trusted trader and they seemed okay. But we didn't read all the bad reviews. Before you choose Effective Home, read the one-star reviews. They took our money last summer, did one day's work, at the same time causing hundreds of pounds of damages, then…
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Octopus ECO7 Tariff On/Off Peak Times
I have just changed from Octopus Go over to Octopus ECO7 according to Octopus my off peak time is 00.30 - 07.30, I have SMET1 smart meter, according to their site BST it changes to 01.30 - 08.30am, dumb question do I need to reset my Solax battery and Podpoint EV charger
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Advice Needed Chasing Fraudulent ‘Teak Plantation’ Companies
My father invested £82,025 in three teak plantations and one bamboo plantation in Costa Rica between 2012 and 2014. This is on top of about £2million that he has lost due to investing in other ‘cold callers’ who, as far as we can gather, are also fraudulent organisations but getting ANY form of help from Police, FCA,…
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PV Production Curve
This may or may not be of interest! Each year I'm fascinated how the PV production curve develops through the year and of course especially at this time of year when we see it improve quite dramatically. For this graph I took maximum productions levels for each date since my install (Nov 2015) i.e. I'm trying to ascertain…
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Number of solar panels to aim for with this roof setup?
Hi All, Been following the various solar posts on here for a while and looking more closely into taking the plunge on an install. Have a got a few quotes in and they seem to follow a 10 panel + battery standard (this is before any site visits so understand it would be quite general), but before refining it a bit more I…
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Solar, battery or Ripple plus air pump in near future question
Hi All So, like others looking at solar. I am moving house ( to 4 bed detached) South east england, have a hip roof (square house) so can face south /south east , not shaded that I can see. There is 4 adults in the house and I dont see 2 of them (older kids) leaving in near future. My wife works from home and I can also.…
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Help with British Gas Seg application
I'm trying to apply for the Seg tariff through British Gas (can't use Octopus as no MCS but have Flexi Orb) but I am getting slightly confused by the application form. You can view the form here....…
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Low cost solar diverter.
If you are in the market for one of these take a look at this. Although I already have a myEnergi Eddi I was curious so ordered one of these off Aliexpress to try. They are sold under different names on eBay with the typical stupid profit driven mark up but as you are unlikely to get any support from the eBay sellers I…
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RICS - Open cell spray foam
So I've seen this https://www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk/news/rics-launches-guidance-on-the-use-of-spray-foam/ And I guess that's their "latest advice" What do people here think of that? I take it as there's still no definitive answer from mortgage vendors as an industry They've mentioned what Nationwide say but there's no…
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I'm Eligible for Fully Funded PV up to £10K & Replacement Boiler
Hi all! I have just discovered I am eligible for a PV and / or hybrid ASHP installation, fully funded up to £10k via the current Green Homes Grant scheme, available in conjunction with the government, local authorities and E.ON. I'm currently awaiting contact from nominated installers. I have been informed I would fully…
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Bottle and can return scheme
There is to be a plastic bottle and aluminium can return scheme in England, I understand it will commence in 2024 The scheme does not include glass, but there will be a requirement for councils to do curbside collections. How many don't recycle glass now? There has been news stories about the problems of the Scottish…
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Adding panels to a house which already has an older FiT array.
I'm wondering whether I lose my FiT payments if I install another solar array with seperate inverter & meter on my property? I know I can't add onto that meter but assume I can have another meter and export through my current energy provider (shell) and not my FiT service provider?
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Heat pump hot water cylinder + boiler
I've currently just got a combi boiler I was wondering if say I put a heat pump hot water cylinder in there, would that work? Like this, but instead of a hybrid ASHP/gas but instead a hybrid HP hot water cylinder solution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nce8VuXmgrU My rationale is: I'll eventually get a full heat pump…
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E.ON Next - request for solar meter reading not received for March
I usually receive the request for a reading on the 1st of the month (so 1st March, 1st June, 1st September and 1st December). I have not yet received the request for 1st March 2023. Has anyone received their usual request from E.ON already? I'm not overly concerned given this is the lowest yielding quarter by far but I…
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Solar Panel Quotes - Help
Hello, First post here, taking my initial steps on the green journey. I have been a silent reader for the last few days and found it very useful. Considering installing solar panels on a south facing roof, Manchester area. I would love to get some thoughts on the systems being proposed and the costs quoted. Annual…
