Recent content by busta999

Just had similar issue happen to my wife with our 15 month old ZSEV Trophy LR. Understand probably wrong thread but the issue looked similar. She tells me she turned on the car, put the car in reverse and it accelerated hard, without her touching the accelerator, backwards, then the car was...

It took me a while to spec, but the install was quick and very easy. After two years of research I went with a commercial, rather than domestic solution, cost more but I get more flexibility and reliability. I put in a Victron Multiplex II 5000va inverter/charger. Then put 4 x 5kwh Leoch...

I have found Octopus to be extremely helpful. I was on Octopus Go, 4 hours per night starting at 00:30 at 7.5p per kWh I had installed 20kWh batteries In the house to avoid the higher peak rates, but wanted to get a longer charging window and start it earlier to make it easier to kick off...

My suggestion is you can switch tariffs with Octopus every 30 days. In months where you are generating surplus energy switch to a tariff you get paid for surplus, in moths were pv gen is low go cheap rate at night. My 5c worth.

Almost I am now more able to move all the energy systems under home automation, so just starting to bring under smart controls that react to usage/occupancy etc. it has been a real game to get it altogether. I have been upgrading radiators in areas that have been using a lot of energy, and by...

I am on the Octopus Go Faster tariff and pay 8.25p kWh 21:30-02:30 then 40.04p kWh between 02:30 and 21:30 with a standing charge of ~40 p I got the MG EV, Zappi and a 20kWh battery system all at the same time. in my situation I finished a lease car and replaced it with the MG on lease for the...

No I am not, but I’m not the one ridiculing them am I

Well let’s do the math. 74p per day x 5 days a working week, do less mileage at weekends, 47 weeks a year. That is £174.31 a year, I’ll take a cheque if you don’t have the cash on you and you don’t mind giving it away :) Calling someone a tight wad in this economic climate is low and frankly...

I am on the Octopus Go Faster tariff and not receiving any subsidised rates, who are you with that they are subsidising energy costs? There is nothing concessionaire about the Go Faster tariff, it is a way for the grid to charge for excess energy production (wind / nuke) which if not sold would...

Good point but I have not implemented that. When I am paying for the electric I do not want start in +/- 20 mins. If the National grid want to pay for my charge quite happy for them to choose when to charge as long as it is all done during cheap rate :)

Ok will try just control from Zappi. but what about ‘Charging cease electrical grid abnormal’ Warning on the MG, this error message is not in The MG ZS EV manual.

Hi for six months my Zappi 2 has been charging the new (in June 22) just fine every night between 21:30 and 02:30 , go faster cheap tariff. for the last two weeks noticed the MG has not charged overnight. if I noticed it had not started Charging I used the MG app to start the charge tonight...

I am using a Victron Multiplex II 5000va system, and I am using the UPS line into a consumer unit with a line going out to 4 sockets for low wattage critical systems, iOt, broadband/Wi-Fi, home automation, av systems including whole house freeview tuner. The other line goes into a 50ms auto...

I combined multiple measures to significantly reduce energy costs. Switched my lease car to electric, put in an immersion tank, and added 20kWh of batteries. The car unlocked cheap rate energy at £0.0825 per kWh, and reduced motoring costs from 25p per mile to 2p per mile, and using the...