Search results

  1. mst33594

    Safe, or pushing it? (charge rate from 3 pin plug)

    I’ll take some photos and post. Scary as the plug had melted around the fuse. Just away atm
  2. mst33594

    Safe, or pushing it? (charge rate from 3 pin plug)

    I’ve just had to replace my 10m granny as running it at 13a fried the plug. With the reduced battery range in winter I upped the rate to 13 from 10 as I am on Octopus Go so only get four cheap hours. The plug had melted due to the fuse overheating. Socket was scorched and cracked with the heat...
  3. mst33594

    Is it possible to totally run an EV on just a Granny charger? 🤔

    I average about 900 miles a month but my average daily is only about 30-40 miles now I work from home a few days a week. I’m on Octopus Go so four hrs cheap. I’ve only had to charge outside of the cheap hrs once in 6 months as I was down to 60 miles left. At 28p per unit comparable commercially...
  4. mst33594

    Is it time to change to Octopus go

    Looking at my usage over the four hours on the Octopus app it shows a supply of about 1.61kw per half hour. 12.8 kw over the charging window. Taking off background house usage taken from pre EV car times, I draw about 12.64kw and with my average of 4miles per kw that gives me my 50 miles a night.
  5. mst33594

    Is it time to change to Octopus go

    As you say it’s all about miles per Kw and I do much better than what you suggest. Which means I get 50 miles added to the range each night
  6. mst33594

    Is it time to change to Octopus go

    I’m currently using a granny and getting 50 miles over the four Octopus Go hours each night.
Back
Top Bottom