Octopus Free Power Hours

[nowty]

IOG cheapslot engaged for extra payback and 22kW+ coming in.
It has been shown by others in previous sessions that you get charged the cheap rate but you get the peak rate credit.

That is interesting. I always switch off smart charging during these "power hours" because I don't want the car charging at 7.4kW while Octopus are monitoring it.

I'm charging the IOG EV controlled one at 10A and SWMBO EV at 32A.

[Stinsy]

IOG cheapslot engaged for extra payback and 22kW+ coming in.
It has been shown by others in previous sessions that you get charged the cheap rate but you get the peak rate credit.

That is interesting. I always switch off smart charging during these "power hours" because I don't want the car charging at 7.4kW while Octopus are monitoring it.

I'm charging the IOG EV controlled one at 10A and SWMBO EV at 32A.

That makes sense...

I need to upgrade the PHEV...

[Moxi]

We got the invite twenty minutes in to the hour so I gave it a go and charged MiLs house battery up to 95% warmed up her living room via the fan heater and we had a cuppa. Managed to use 2.5kWh so not in the same league as many here but the benefit to MiL was significant.

Moxi

[Joeboy]

We got the invite twenty minutes in to the hour so I gave it a go and charged MiLs house battery up to 95% warmed up her living room via the fan heater and we had a cuppa. Managed to use 2.5kWh so not in the same league as many here but the benefit to MiL was significant.

Moxi

Nice one Moxi, glad you got in, many more to ye!

[Joeboy]

We managed to help with 19.3kWh used here plus a couple at No1's place.. Did some speed cooking too for No1 so he's sorted while we are away.

All in all a frantic yet satisfying hour.

Mince n tatties
Boiled cabbage
Courgettes in garlic & tomato sauce
Black pudding, tattie scones and sausage
5 servings of rigatoni and the sauce to go with it
He had a free power hour into his EV
3 storage heaters on
HWT
The devil's tumble dryer
Kettle, kettle, kettle!
Charge the home stack
Air fryer,
Microwave

[Yuff]

Was all going well until the mains fuse board tripped, again.
Octopus showing it spiked to 1340w in the minute it tripped

[Stinsy]

IOG cheapslot engaged for extra payback and 22kW+ coming in.
It has been shown by others in previous sessions that you get charged the cheap rate but you get the peak rate credit.

That is interesting. I always switch off smart charging during these "power hours" because I don't want the car charging at 7.4kW while Octopus are monitoring it.

I'm charging the IOG EV controlled one at 10A and SWMBO EV at 32A.

With 2 mins to go before the power-hour finished, I stopped the car charging, switched to 6A, turned smart charging on, and asked for a charge schedule. So at least the 2nd half will be at double-bubble...

[richbee]

Aiming for an all time record, with Sunday dinner on, washing, tumble dryer, battery charging + electric shower (teenager) - hoping it doesn't trip the house fuse

Not a bad effort - won't be for the full hour, but a lot more than usual.
I have a 60A main fuse, which I reckoned should be around 14kW at 240V - not sure how long it has to be over the limit before risk of tripping?

[Stinsy]

Aiming for an all time record, with Sunday dinner on, washing, tumble dryer, battery charging + electric shower (teenager) - hoping it doesn't trip the house fuse

Not a bad effort - won't be for the full hour, but a lot more than usual.
I have a 60A main fuse, which I reckoned should be around 14kW at 240V - not sure how long it has to be over the limit before risk of tripping?

The spec is usually something like:

• At 100% of fuse rating it will take more than 10,000 seconds to blow

• At 200% of fuse rating it will take c. 400 seconds to blow

• At 500% of fuse rating it will take c. 5 seconds to blow

• At 1000% of fuse rating it will take c. 0.2 seconds to blow

The actual spec depends on the exact type of fuse and there is huge variation between samples. However these fuses aren't there to stop you from drawing more than the fuse rating, they're there to protect in the event of a fault.

[richbee]

Aiming for an all time record, with Sunday dinner on, washing, tumble dryer, battery charging + electric shower (teenager) - hoping it doesn't trip the house fuse

Not a bad effort - won't be for the full hour, but a lot more than usual.
I have a 60A main fuse, which I reckoned should be around 14kW at 240V - not sure how long it has to be over the limit before risk of tripping?

The spec is usually something like:

• At 100% of fuse rating it will take more than 10,000 seconds to blow

• At 200% of fuse rating it will take c. 400 seconds to blow

• At 500% of fuse rating it will take c. 5 seconds to blow

• At 1000% of fuse rating it will take c. 0.2 seconds to blow

The actual spec depends on the exact type of fuse and there is huge variation between samples. However these fuses aren't there to stop you from drawing more than the fuse rating, they're there to protect in the event of a fault.

Brilliant, thanks for that guide - very useful - so I shouldn't have too many problems with short term overloads of this kind