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I don't think that's correct, outside of your off peak rate with octopus go you will be on peak rate. so if you dip into power in the evening you will be charged peak rate.





Hi Dave,

Thanks again for your reply , you are so helpful!
The Octopus Go would suit us better so ill see if I can ...

Hi Dave,

Thanks again for your reply , you are so helpful!
The Octopus Go would suit us better so ill see if I can switch to that .
I have covered the little pool with some insulation (looks like a giant crisp packet) Thats helping it maintain its heat at the minimum 59 degrees so stops the ...

Hi Dave,

Thats incredibly helpful. Will keep an eye on things and accept it may take time to settle.

Best wishes
Belinda


If you have any heavy loads where you can control when they run, the other thing worth considering is switching to Octopus Go. The tariff has a longer "off peak" period and ...

Regarding battery pack expansions, DIY versus professional, has anybody had quotes from installers for doing this? A couple of the battery retailers seem to offer installation, but without a ballpark figure. This would be after a year or so, so I don't want to ask them to quote right now.


I ...

Thanks again Dave. Hopefully the VAT savings will offset the install costs. I will call them to see what they say.

Thanks Dave,

You are right in that if installation costs are reasonable, it may be worth following the route for peace of mind.

You mention Zero VAT. All the adds I have seen include VAT and when I tried to check the VAT status, I saw something implying batteries were excluded. If getting the ...

Hi,

I have recently had a solar and battery install. (6kw solar, Fox inverter and Fox 8.2kwh battery). It all works fine so no problems there.

With the onset of winter, I can see that on overcast days, the solar panels will not always fully charge the battery during the day. To date, if my partner ...

Thanks Dave - I discovered that the 'old' charge periods weren't compatible with schedules shortly after posting. As soon as as I enabled the schedule, the 'old' charge data was cleared and I couldn't enter any new data. Thanks for clarifying what the default mode is when a time period is not ...

I have recently had a fox based PV and battery system installed. It works fine and I am pleased with it. I have been using this forum to help me understand how the app works, I found a great guide for setting up schedules and have successfully set one up to test however I still have a couple of ...

Can I suggest a possible alternative solution.

I am not sure what Car you are using or what make of home charger. Some home chargers have a scheduling function that allows you to program when to charge the car. Your car may have the same function. If the car does not fully charge in that period ...

Hi All,
I have just had a new installation and noticed the 'discrepancy' between the numbers shown on the app suggesting the inverter was consuming a significant amount of power. After reporting it to Solar Power they agreed to send out an engineer to check everything over. For the rest of the day I ...