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    Solar PV - Bird Protection Yes/No?

    if you don't like the look of them get solar skirts, better looking but more expensive https://www.instagram.com/solaskirt/?hl=en-gb
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    Zappi or Hypervolt for a solar home system ?

    I love my yellow hypervolt, honest...... 😅
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    Zappi or Hypervolt for a solar home system ?

    My Hypervolt has turned yellow from the UV, they won't do anything about it, it's only been 10 months since installed They still haven't fixed their 'test' charge data from install since last year They don't seem to know how to fix the GMT/BST time issue with scheduled charging. Charges one hour...
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    Zappi or Hypervolt for a solar home system ?

    I don't have a Zappi, I have a Hypervolt but most 'smart' chargers come with CT clamps installed by the EV installer
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    Zappi or Hypervolt for a solar home system ?

    If you do get Hypervolt don't get white, it turns yellow after a while due to UV, mine has already started turning yellow. Had it installed Nov 2021
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    Zappi or Hypervolt for a solar home system ?

    I don't really know the differences but for one Zappi you can monitor where your excess solar power is diverting to, whereas Hypervolt doesn't have that feature as it's just an EV charger
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    Zappi or Hypervolt for a solar home system ?

    They must of finally released the feature
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    Zappi or Hypervolt for a solar home system ?

    I'm on the Givenergy facebook groups and I can tell you the amount of bugs the existing inverter/battery has. Not trying to promote Zappi but if you want something that is reliable and have been around for years go for that. Givenergy Charger will no doubt have full of bugs on release, or...
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    Zappi or Hypervolt for a solar home system ?

    I have a Hypervolt and my brother next door has a Zappi. Hypervolt is nothing more than a dumb charger with a CT clamp, it can't even do scheduled charging. The only thing it can do is lock your charger via the app, give you a bit of detail of your charging history and divert excess solar to...
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    Wiki Everything you wanted to know about Intelligent Octopus But Were Afraid To Ask

    Did you call Octopus to arrange a install date or did they call you? I don't really want to be sitting around months on end waiting for them
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    Wiki Everything you wanted to know about Intelligent Octopus But Were Afraid To Ask

    Anybody know what the quickest way to get a Smart Meter with Octopus energy? From the account page there is a contact us request a Smart Meter/Register your interest but won't have a clue how long that would take? Months?
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    Wiki Everything you wanted to know about Intelligent Octopus But Were Afraid To Ask

    Probably already answered but it's pretty hard reading through 12 pages to find the answer, if I have Intelligent Octopus and it's assigned to my car, but my friend wants to charge their Tesla using my charger during the day as a one off, are there any issues? I understand you can't have more...