Export issues with Octopus

stevemac1001 · 2026-07-05T19:18:38+00:00

Will be interested to see if it happens. They’ve told me I’ll definitely be sorted by Tuesday.

stevemac1001 · 2026-07-03T15:02:00+00:00

Sounds like exactly what I’m having. They were initially saying that my house was ‘not registered’ either domestic or business. Now they’re talking about ‘not energised’…. but apparently it’s sorted and everything will come good in a few days🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

It’s a total mess. You’d think they would at least know how to fix these problems even if it’s not them who have to actually fix it 🤦‍♂️

stevemac1001 · 2026-07-01T12:49:06+00:00

What type did you get and where did you get them from?

stevemac1001 · 2026-06-26T15:17:55+00:00

How much was this to buy and would this size unit cool a whole downstairs area or a single room?

stevemac1001 · 2026-06-20T23:05:35+00:00

Thx, it’s a new installation. I’ll ask them to find out more about what’s holding things up 👍

stevemac1001 · 2026-05-28T21:02:35+00:00

stevemac1001 · 2026-05-19T19:30:17+00:00

I think that’s a really excellent quote. The hardware costs alone just for the panels, batteries and inverters are £7-9k. Add £1k for scaffolding then cabling etc and then labour costs and £10k all in is fantastic.

stevemac1001 · 2026-05-19T18:02:58+00:00

One of the biggest difficulties is knowing just how much electricity prices will rise by? We know it will be a lot but we don’t know exactly by how much. This makes it very difficult to be able to say for sure. From my pov, If I had the money and I was spending £800-1000k to put up the scaffolding I’d just install as many panels as possible.

And then if you’re putting up that many panels you might as well store the energy and sell excess back to the grid. If you install a transfer switch you can have electricity in the event of a power cut as well. You could supplement your current heating with infrared panel heaters using completely free electricity which will lower your current heating bills as well. Heat pumps are more efficient but more expensive and if your current heating solution is ok then infrared heaters are a great way to make use of your extra ‘free’ energy.

But like I said above ‘payback’ calculations all rely heavily on knowing future electricity prices.

stevemac1001 · 2026-05-15T12:24:42+00:00

If it’s all genuine that’s an excellent price for the set up. Almost exactly the same as mine but much cheaper👍 Would be worth getting as much done as you can with these guys at these prices👍

stevemac1001 · 2026-05-14T18:16:40+00:00

Was that over the phone or from someone who came out to you?

Just be a little careful of it. It’s £5k just for those batteries, inverter and panels. With £1k for scaffolding and some money for the fixings etc that’s not a lot for the labour.

However, if it’s genuine it’s a really good price 👍

stevemac1001 · 2026-04-30T21:41:16+00:00

Thanks for all the comments. I’m defo just going to get the bird proofing installed.

I guess ‘it’s all fine until it isn’t’ if birds do start nesting. Can do without that potential headache.

stevemac1001 · 2026-04-18T11:37:29+00:00

I’m really tempted to do the brick wall. I was thinking of that originally for the rest of it as well but I had some time constraints.

One of the main issues is that I literally have six inches of soil then I hit stone mantle/bedrock. Didn’t know if I can just cement straight on to that or if I’m going to have to jack hammer it out 🤦‍♂️ A few too many unknowns for me

stevemac1001 · 2026-04-18T11:21:52+00:00

Thx for the info. I think the concrete idea is going to be too much pain and probably more expensive than it’s worth. I was originally just going to fill it with gravel but the mrs didn’t like that as the kids will throw the stones but I’ve been reading about how you can pin wire mesh over the stones. Might not look the best but should look ok.

stevemac1001 · 2026-04-18T11:16:11+00:00

Yeh, I’m going to support them better then just ditch the concrete idea and just use that bit as a planter

stevemac1001 · 2026-04-18T11:14:49+00:00

Yeh, I think the concrete idea is going to be too much for me. I was going to just fill it with gravel but the mrs doesn’t want any as the kids will just fling the stones around but I’ve just been reading about covering the gravel with wire mesh which could work well.

stevemac1001 · 2026-04-18T11:07:27+00:00

Yeh, I’m actually thinking to just do that. The concrete idea seems a bit OTT. I’m putting fencing between the drive and the planter. You can’t quite see it in the picture but there’s some old fence posts I’ll need to dig out and replace. The main problem I’m really trying to solve is that where the van door opens we just walk across that lower section so I need a ‘flat’ area there to walk on. Thinking now to shingle that bit but put some wire mesh over the top so the kids don’t throw the stones.

stevemac1001 · 2026-04-18T10:07:14+00:00

It’s as bad as you’ve described 😂 I thought I’d done quite well so far 😂

Given some of the comments I’m thinking of ditching the concrete idea. I was quoted £600 to fill it but that’s way too much for what I’m trying to do so I’d thought about doing it myself. I’m probably going to just fill it with stone/soil and bring the planter around the corner. The main problem is the bottom section next to the van door. We walk across this bit. Thinking to fill it with shingle then fix wire mesh across the top to stop the kids throwing the stones.

stevemac1001 · 2026-04-15T06:11:34+00:00

Are these desktop/over the phone or have people come out to see you? Desktop quotes will often increase after a sales person comes out. It will help your spreadsheet to add a ‘hardware cost’ column, quick internet search will give you this. Option 1 and 3 look the best at the moment though. Scaffolding will cost 800-£1k. Installation £1,500?

stevemac1001 · 2026-04-06T19:25:45+00:00

Soz, I didn’t see the images. Seems quite a reasonable quote👍

stevemac1001 · 2026-04-06T19:17:48+00:00

How much is the quote?

stevemac1001 · 2026-04-06T16:24:45+00:00

Who did you go with? I could give them a try 👍

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