Cascade of problems changing from British Gas to Octopus.

Gerry1

Hard to see but looks like the time is correct (1200 GMT).  Looks like the set hours are 2330 - 0730 so eight hours rather than E7?

victor2

MickyLuv said:

frugalmacdugal said:

Hi,

could do with a close up of time clock, the pointer at the bottom looks to be about 9.45, so could be a couple of hours out.

Is rhis clock adjustable by removing the cover?

Taken at 13:00 HRS

It looks like it is showing 12:00, which would be close to GMT. These clocks don't adjust for daylight saving, so the E7 hours effectively change by 1 hour in the summer.
When you eventually get this sorted, Octopus may offer to fit a smart meter. They did that for the account I manage, which had "dumb" SMETS1 smart meters. It now has new SMETS2 smart meters, but the electricity meter still has two rates and Octopus collect them every month, even though the account was on a single rate tariff. They just replicated what was there, and I decided to leave well alone!

[Deleted User]

Hi,

so clock showing 12:00, an hour behind going by your post time, that's normal for BST.

I can make out pointer at 7:00 is OFF, the rest are blurry, can you help?

victor2

Looks like ON is at 23:00, so E8? 
Don't know what time those stops actually click over though, they're almost 30 minutes wide!

[Deleted User]

Hi,

going by direction of rotation, it'll be when first edge hits the trigger.

MickyLuv

Thanks for all the help and education folks. I've tried hard but this is getting well over my head now.

I'm going to wait for the response from Octupus to my requests and photos, then I'm going to ask for a Smart Meter.

Thanks again all.

Gerry1

A bigger problem is that using panel heaters with daytime electricity is just about the most expensive heating you can have.

If you don't have gas, can't use oil, own the property and aren't planning to move soon you should be considering something cheaper to run such as High Heat Retention night storage heaters (e.g. Dimplex Quantum).

victor2

Gerry1 said:

A bigger problem is that using panel heaters with daytime electricity is just about the most expensive heating you can have.

If you don't have gas, can't use oil, own the property and aren't planning to move soon you should be considering something cheaper to run such as High Heat Retention night storage heaters (e.g. Dimplex Quantum).

And then you'll want E7 (the right way round)! 

MickyLuv

Gerry1 said:

A bigger problem is that using panel heaters with daytime electricity is just about the most expensive heating you can have.

I took the three of them out immediately and upgraded to a single, mobile oil filled radiator, also from Lidl. This combined with a very fluffy tartan onesie.

If you don't have gas, can't use oil, own the property and aren't planning to move soon you should be considering something cheaper to run such as High Heat Retention night storage heaters (e.g. Dimplex Quantum).

I did quite exitedly consider that earlier, until I priced the heating units and fitting. Global warming, though disasterously expensive ultimately, is the choice already made for me. Not saying that global warming is real, of course.

Thanks again for all the useful information and entertainment.

MickyLuv

victor2 said:

Gerry1 said:

A bigger problem is that using panel heaters with daytime electricity is just about the most expensive heating you can have.

If you don't have gas, can't use oil, own the property and aren't planning to move soon you should be considering something cheaper to run such as High Heat Retention night storage heaters (e.g. Dimplex Quantum).

And then you'll want E7 (the right way round)! 

So true! That's why my need to get the E7 right and also get a flat rate tariff seemed like the obvious combo.

Thanks for the help.