SteamyTea

Yes, one of the criticism of smart meters. I suspect, in reality, when we are all BEV, the vast majority of people will fast charge at public charging points.

I am sure there is one in there somewhere. (expletive deleted)ing autocorrect.

Yes, took me a while to find out what was gobbling power and what I could get rid of. It was a sudden increase in daily usage that made me realise that something was wrong. Fridge had gone faulty.

I always liked astable multi vibrator

So you drive from your flat to your workplace, and find that because demand is high, you cannot charge up at work. Won't this just drive (pun intended) an amateur to make their own.

"Fools and their money are easily parted" I am with @SuperJohnG on this.

It is so tempting to go out and stick voltage probes into slugs and snails. I suspect there is a law against it.

Welcome I hope, for members of this site, the 'Free' in freelance is available. Best of luck.

Thank you, I am. 6 years at university studying it. It is worth getting, or making, an energy data logger, then analyse what is really happening. It can show you so much.

I just did. https://www.edfenergy.com/sites/default/files/goelectric_ratecard_jul24.pdf Those are painful prices. May be better off on a standard rate. 52p a day to say you can buy in at 4.5p/kWh at night. Then, it will cost you 51p/kWh. They know that an EV can only pull 7.2 kW for a short time before it throttles back. ASHPs are similar. Not often they will run at max power for very long. They usually pull about 5A, 1.3 kW, or so. I think you need to be very careful with these sorts of deals.

Many people where, my first house was similar. Why I like insulation, airtightness and a heating system.

Was there not a mink farm that had them all released near you a few years back. https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/mammals/american-mink

Thermals are the norm, fur coat is tricky. Tends to make me wheeze. My sister has my mother's old mink coat. If asked in the street, by a total stranger, if it is real, her reply is "yes, do you have a problem with that". Mt normal reply is "do you know how women get minx: the same way minx get minx" Usually defuses the situation.

Have you looked at how little generation you will get from the NW facing modules? https://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvg_tools/en/

Can make you drive faster. Mainly as it is a 5V unit, not 12V.

Will be different come November or December when the storage heater get flicked on.

Had a look at the last full week I was here. 18.6 kWh, so 2.7 kWh/day. I think that is the lowest I have every used.

I should not be allowed access to the interweb.

Can use a phone, or Kindle HD Fire. They are very low power.

How very Bristolian to circumcise the world with a 40 foot cutter.

And keep it in the kitchen 'useful draw'.

In a lab. Bet it breaks the WHO guidelines in everyday usage (5 μg/m3 for PM2.5 and 15 μg/m3 for PM10). It is fudged by allowing a higher limit for 24 hours.

I wish everyone read their meters. Would make life so simple for everyone. On a more general note about estimated bills. Now a lot of people have smart meters, why don't the energy companies off the chance to pay a twelfth of the previous years usage, OR, pay what you actually owe. I know some cheapskates will get into trouble come the winter, but they will probably be in trouble anyway (and I am paying an extra 25p a day to bail them out).

Generally, with highly polluting burners like these, it is normal to put a lot of energy, in as short a time, into a thermal store. Then draw what you need from that. The calculation are fairly basic, just your needs divided by the power input.

23 kWh you (expletive deleted)ign retard.