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Economy 7 hours - does anybody actually know for sure??

Sparks3000 · 2022-07-19 13:03:42

I live near Canterbury in Kent. I have an Economy 7 smart meter which was installed by E.D.F. about four years ago. I am currently ( reluctantly ) with Shell Energy. I wanted to find out exactly what hours were covered by the night rate. Shell Energy's website could only tell me that the hours were 'usually' between x and…

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QrizB Posts: 20,762 Forumite

20 July 2022 at 8:44PM

Sparks3000 said:

Ironically, that's exactly the situation that precipitated this. ... Unfortunately, my washing machine can only be set for 3, 6 or 9-hour delay - which is fine unless you forget and 'miss the window'.

I know the feeling, except I've only got a 4-hour window to hit! At least I know *exactly* when my window is.

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