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  • FreeBear
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    edited 28 October 2022 at 12:07PM
    rjmiller said:
    QrizB said:
    rjmiller said:
    We're on the move. I make this 1 unit in 48 hours (99999 to 00000).
    That's a promising start! Just hope you don't use 20 units in the next 6 hours ... :wink:

    I'm addicted to watching the chuffing thing...

    You need to set up a live stream web cam and a mechanical finger to press the button every few minutes. Post a link to the feed, and we can all join you in watching the digits rack up :D
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  • ariarnia
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    really what you need to do now is wait and gather your evidence together. we dont know whats what yet and the longer you have the new meter then the longer you can build your case that there was something wrong with the other meter. 
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  • Raxiel
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    badger09 said:
    rjmiller said:
    QrizB said:
    rjmiller said:
    We're on the move. I make this 1 unit in 48 hours (99999 to 00000).
    That's a promising start! Just hope you don't use 20 units in the next 6 hours ... :wink:

    I'm addicted to watching the chuffing thing...
    Join the club. Though in this house the IHD is the centre of attention for husband & son. My time is split between Octopus, Bright & Tapo apps, and this forum😂
    Substitute Bright for Solar Edge and I'm the same.

    Do you have one of those 'CAD' boxes Bright sell? I signed up for the free service but it doesn't seem to have any more up to date info than the Octopus app unless I'm missing something?

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    Raxiel said:
    badger09 said:
    rjmiller said:
    QrizB said:
    rjmiller said:
    We're on the move. I make this 1 unit in 48 hours (99999 to 00000).
    That's a promising start! Just hope you don't use 20 units in the next 6 hours ... :wink:

    I'm addicted to watching the chuffing thing...
    Join the club. Though in this house the IHD is the centre of attention for husband & son. My time is split between Octopus, Bright & Tapo apps, and this forum😂
    Substitute Bright for Solar Edge and I'm the same.

    Do you have one of those 'CAD' boxes Bright sell? I signed up for the free service but it doesn't seem to have any more up to date info than the Octopus app unless I'm missing something?

    It allows you to recover and store your data via MQTT. The very clever guy who owns AAISP has just written a blog article about it:

    https://www.revk.uk/2022/10/getting-data-out-of-smart-meters.html


  • rjmiller
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    FreeBear said:
    rjmiller said:
    QrizB said:
    rjmiller said:
    We're on the move. I make this 1 unit in 48 hours (99999 to 00000).
    That's a promising start! Just hope you don't use 20 units in the next 6 hours ... :wink:

    I'm addicted to watching the chuffing thing...

    You need to set up a live stream web cam and a mechanical finger to press the button every few minutes. Post a link to the feed, and we can all join you in watching the digits rack up :D
    My kind of Friday night!
  • rjmiller
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    ariarnia said:
    really what you need to do now is wait and gather your evidence together. we dont know whats what yet and the longer you have the new meter then the longer you can build your case that there was something wrong with the other meter. 
    Absolutely. Setting up my spreadsheet as we speak. I took daily readings from the start of this 'situation' with the occasional note, such as "+15 units overnight - HOW?"

    I'll continue doing this but with a short overview of if I've had the heating on etc.
  • victor2
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    rjmiller said:
    ariarnia said:
    really what you need to do now is wait and gather your evidence together. we dont know whats what yet and the longer you have the new meter then the longer you can build your case that there was something wrong with the other meter. 
    Absolutely. Setting up my spreadsheet as we speak. I took daily readings from the start of this 'situation' with the occasional note, such as "+15 units overnight - HOW?"

    I'll continue doing this but with a short overview of if I've had the heating on etc.
    I also record the minimum overnight temperature outside in my spreadsheet, thanks to a suitable gadget! Then I can show how gas usage is inversely proportional to outside temperature. Who would have guessed?  ;)

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  • northernsparky
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    rjmiller said:
    ariarnia said:
    really what you need to do now is wait and gather your evidence together. we dont know whats what yet and the longer you have the new meter then the longer you can build your case that there was something wrong with the other meter. 
    Absolutely. Setting up my spreadsheet as we speak. I took daily readings from the start of this 'situation' with the occasional note, such as "+15 units overnight - HOW?"

    I'll continue doing this but with a short overview of if I've had the heating on etc.
    That’s great that you already have information that shows spurious overnight readings, which are not replicated with the new meter. If you have dated photos as well it will help you build up your case. 
  • rjmiller
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    northernsparky said:
    rjmiller said:
    ariarnia said:
    really what you need to do now is wait and gather your evidence together. we dont know whats what yet and the longer you have the new meter then the longer you can build your case that there was something wrong with the other meter. 
    Absolutely. Setting up my spreadsheet as we speak. I took daily readings from the start of this 'situation' with the occasional note, such as "+15 units overnight - HOW?"

    I'll continue doing this but with a short overview of if I've had the heating on etc.
    That’s great that you already have information that shows spurious overnight readings, which are not replicated with the new meter. If you have dated photos as well it will help you build up your case. 
    Yup, a reading and accompanying photo per day over the last month. Sometimes multiple photos a day when the readings are questionable!
  • badger09
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    edited 25 October 2023 at 8:41PM
    Raxiel said:
    badger09 said:
    rjmiller said:
    QrizB said:
    rjmiller said:
    We're on the move. I make this 1 unit in 48 hours (99999 to 00000).
    That's a promising start! Just hope you don't use 20 units in the next 6 hours ... :wink:

    I'm addicted to watching the chuffing thing...
    Join the club. Though in this house the IHD is the centre of attention for husband & son. My time is split between Octopus, Bright & Tapo apps, and this forum😂
    Substitute Bright for Solar Edge and I'm the same.

    Do you have one of those 'CAD' boxes Bright sell? I signed up for the free service but it doesn't seem to have any more up to date info than the Octopus app unless I'm missing something?

    [Deleted User] said:
    Raxiel said:
    badger09 said:
    rjmiller said:
    QrizB said:
    rjmiller said:
    We're on the move. I make this 1 unit in 48 hours (99999 to 00000).
    That's a promising start! Just hope you don't use 20 units in the next 6 hours ... :wink:

    I'm addicted to watching the chuffing thing...
    Join the club. Though in this house the IHD is the centre of attention for husband & son. My time is split between Octopus, Bright & Tapo apps, and this forum😂
    Substitute Bright for Solar Edge and I'm the same.

    Do you have one of those 'CAD' boxes Bright sell? I signed up for the free service but it doesn't seem to have any more up to date info than the Octopus app unless I'm missing something?

    It allows you to recover and store your data via MQTT. The very clever guy who owns AAISP has just written a blog article about it:

    https://www.revk.uk/2022/10/getting-data-out-of-smart-meters.html


    I have absolutely no idea what any of that means, so I clearly don’t have a CAD box & suspect I’ve reached the end of my data search road😊
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