Energy Bills

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Fields 13 Sep 8:27pm, 13 Sep 2024 11,635 posts	0 Fields I am finding it hard to use extra electricity during the free hour times. Other than using the washer, but I prefer to use it in the morning so it can dry outside. Mowing the lawn is a good idea and I could do with doing that. Maybe charge the hoover battery too
Muttley 13 Sep 9:50pm, 13 Sep 2024 3,477 posts	0 Muttley I don't get the free electricity emails, possibly because I didn't sign up when the first one arrived. Not much point for me really because during the day the pv panels are giving me free juice anyway. Might be different when winter and darker days come, but I suspect there won't be surplus power then.
ThorntonRunner 13 Sep 10:29pm, 13 Sep 2024 7,700 posts	0 ThorntonRunner I'm out tomorrow so miss out on the main benefit of charging the car fir free fir an hour, but I'll set the immersion heater to come on and play with the house battery to charge it during that hour
Shades 14 Sep 5:06am, 14 Sep 2024 3,986 posts	0 Shades I find it hard too to use extra electricity in that hour, don't have a lawn to mow. My water is heated at night on E7. Muttley - you can still sign up now and then the option is there when the weather is colder.
Fields 15 Sep 8:37am, 15 Sep 2024 11,646 posts	0 Fields Mine came on this morning (thermostat comes on if below 17 between 0630 and 0830 and betwer 1745 and 2200). Outside this time it’s set to 10 degrees. My own fault as I left the back door open while hanging washing outside
Bazoaxe 15 Sep 11:49am, 15 Sep 2024 27,398 posts	0 Bazoaxe Heating would be on daily with that setting for me fields.
Fields 15 Sep 2:15pm, 15 Sep 2024 11,648 posts	0 Fields I adopted this setting around October or November last year, someone had recommended it. Basically the house never gets super cold and I find 17 I can handle if sitting down watching a film providing I’ve got slippers and a blanket over me. Am not bothered about how warm I am as lived in a flat with no heating or hot water for 5 years in my 20s, but I don’t want the house to get mold or similar