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OVO Forum community guidelines and house rules

  • January 31, 2020
  • 19 replies
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OVO Forum community guidelines and house rules
Tim_OVO
OVO Staff

Updated on 24/03/26 Ben_OVO

 

Welcome! If you need support, advice or information on green energy and tech from members with first hand experience, the OVO Forum has you covered. 

 

Every conversation here helps our mission to get to zero carbon. We’re in this together. This is your forum, so dive in!

 

 

Guidelines and House Rules

 

If you want an answer in seconds, search for it here. We’ve made a guide here on how to search our topic database. There’s hundreds of topics, so you might find the answer to your question without having to ask.

 

We’ve also created the Forum Library section to house the most important articles and FAQs to help you get the correct info, fast:

 

 

If you can’t find the answer you’re looking for, create a new question and ask our members directly, here. You’ll need to make a forum profile which only takes a minute. Find out how to ask a question here:

 

 

 

What to do when getting involved 

 

Your comments and topics should always aim to be accurate (when you’re stating a fact), or genuine (where you’re explaining an opinion) and the intentions of the contribution should match the spirit of the community, as outlined in 6.1 and 6.2 of our T&Cs here

 

Contributions should be respectful and courteous of others, be relevant to the subject matter of that topic (you can always create a new topic if you want to change the subject), and have lots of helpful details.

 

 

What to avoid when getting involved 

 

The OVO Forum is a safe space for people to help each other and discuss topics related to their energy account, energy saving technology, or the wider energy industry. 

 

Please don’t post content that contains personal, account or financial details of you or someone else, as this is a security risk. 

 

We don’t allow posts containing material that’s abusive, libellous, defamatory, pornographic or obscene, or that promotes or incites violence, terrorism, illegal acts, or hatred on the grounds of race, ethnicity, cultural identity, religious belief, disability, gender identity or sexual orientation.

 

See full terms outlined in section 7 of our T&Cs here.

 

Lastly, please report any abuse of these guidelines or T&Cs to an OVO Forum moderator. See below for how to identify them

 

 

Our moderators are here if you need them

 

@Bradley_OVO@Abby_OVO@Chris_OVO and @Ben_OVO are the OVO Forum moderators who will do their best to keep an eye on things, ready to step in and help. We might move a comment, merge similar threads together, or edit something if it’s risking your privacy or breaking the T&Cs.

 

We also have a fair few years of combined Industry knowledge between us, and we’re here to help answer questions

 

OVO employees are easily identified with a green ‘_OVO’ username, and the OVO logo. Don’t be shy if you need help - feel free to tag us in threads, or send us a private message. See section 8 of our T&Cs here for what we do as moderators.

 

The Forum team from left to right: Brad, Ben, Abby and Chris    

 

 

It’s only an opinion - take it with a pinch of salt

 

Moderators can’t fact check all content that’s posted, so don’t take everything you read here as proven, or factual. It’s just advice, it might be out of date, inaccurate, or simply an opinion from another community member.

 

That said, the Forum moderators continuously optimise all existing content to ensure that everything you see is as factually accurate as possible. This work takes time, so it might be that some articles aren’t always up to date. If you notice any mistakes, or anything that needs updating, don’t hesitate to send one of us a private message.

 

For more info on your responsibility for OVO Forum content, see section 10 of our T&Cs here.

 

 

Build your profile

 

Choose a unique username that doesn’t contain personal information like your account number, and avoid having ‘_OVO’ in it, (or other users will think you work at OVO). You can also add a unique signature and an avatar to personalise your profile.

 

Once you’ve created the above, you can add information about any green tech you have, such as a smart thermostat, an EV or solar panels. Other members can see this info and can direct questions at you if they like.

 

We’ll also award your profile with badges showing your green tech, making it even easier for people to recognise the kit you have. 

 

Click here to register if you haven’t already!

 

 

Share your knowledge, share your question

 

The OVO Forum hosts hundreds of specific questions, discussions and guides. There is nothing too niche, there’s no stupid question.  

 

Write a blog post to share your experience, and you might help the next person that comes along after you. Keep topic threads up to date with the latest developments, ask follow up questions, get involved. To get to zero carbon, we need a community!

 

We value your engagement within the community and, to say thank you, we’ve got a rewards and recognition programme that can earn you great prizes for being helpful. You can find out more about this here:

 

 

19 replies

ricardos
Newcomer
  • Newcomer
  • February 10, 2020

Hi all. Im newbie.


Tim_OVO
OVO Staff
  • Author
  • OVO Forum Legend
  • February 10, 2020

Hi all. Im newbie.

 

Hi @ricardos and welcome to our community! 

 

As you’ve added a profile pic and let a few comments, you’re already considered ‘savvy’, and are no longer a newbie. Things move fast here ey!

 

I can see from your profile that you’re a Prius owner. We’d welcome a review of this hybrid in our Owning an EV section….


Roadhog
Newcomer
  • Newcomer
  • March 27, 2020

Hi there this project looks interesting are you still taking new accounts?.

 


NinjaGeek
Rank 12
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  • Rank 12
  • March 27, 2020

Hi there this project looks interesting are you still taking new accounts?.

 

Welcome @Roadhog 

Pretty much what @Tim_OVO Has mentioned above! Change your profile picture, fill in your bio, get stuck in and assist other OVO users on the forum! We are all here to help one another :smile: 


Tim_OVO
OVO Staff
  • Author
  • OVO Forum Legend
  • March 27, 2020

Hi @Roadhog  - what brings you here? @ITGeek123 will happily chew your ear off if you’re an EV owner, or a Doom player :joy:


NinjaGeek
Rank 12
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  • Rank 12
  • March 27, 2020

Hi @Roadhog  - what brings you here? @ITGeek123 will happily chew your ear off if you’re an EV owner, or a Doom player :joy:

@Tim_OVO Not sure if I should take that as a compliment or insult :joy: It’s not just Doom! Just gaming in general haha


Roadhog
Newcomer
  • Newcomer
  • March 27, 2020

EV owner was looking at the V2G trial


NinjaGeek
Rank 12
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  • Rank 12
  • March 28, 2020

@Roadhog ah! Good thing to ask. That will possibly be @Tim_OVO or @Ash_OVO expertise. But also take a look here what Tim recently posted. 

https://forum.ovoenergy.com/vehicle-to-grid-v2g-chargers-90/our-vehicle-to-grid-v2g-trial-is-moving-into-its-next-phase-here-s-what-s-happening-7999


  • Newcomer
  • July 31, 2020

Hi, thank you for the tips! I’m new to this forum, so it’s very useful for me.


Tim_OVO
OVO Staff
  • Author
  • OVO Forum Legend
  • August 3, 2020

Welcome @cromL - did you find what you were looking for? If you need to ask us something, just click here to post your question or discussion topic - the answer will help you and others with the same question!

 

:robot:


  • Newcomer
  • January 22, 2021

How do i pair my smart meter to my idh?


Blastoise186
Super User
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  • Super User
  • January 22, 2021

Hey there @nmac234 !

The Support Team can help you to pair up a new IHD with your smart meters. It’s best done over the phone as I’m not sure Live Chat can be used for this type of request.

They’ll guide you through the steps and it should take about five minutes.


  • Newcomer
  • January 30, 2021

Hello,

IDH6 meter is now working, cannot find night time usage on it?

And it is waiting for Man!


Blastoise186
Super User
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  • Super User
  • January 30, 2021

Welcome to the forums @nmac234 .

I’ve just answered your question in another thread over at 

Please try to keep to one thread for a single question though, rather than posting the same one across several threads. It’s easier for us to keep track that way and helps to make sure other members don’t get confused.

Thanks!


Tim_OVO
OVO Staff
  • Author
  • OVO Forum Legend
  • July 30, 2021

Hi community members, 

 

Please be advised that we’ve made some additions to our guidelines and house rules (see above) and terms and conditions, which can be found here

 

Additions to our terms and conditions can be located in section 5.1, 6.1, 7.4, 10.2 and 11.1. 

 

These are now live and active immediately, as of 30th July 2021. 

 

If you have any questions about the changes made, feel free to send me a private message or leave a comment below. 

 

Thanks,

Tim


  • Newcomer
  • January 15, 2023

I posted a question about 10 minutes ago but can’t see it. Is there a delay in them appearing? If so, how long does it take?


Blastoise186
Super User
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  • Super User
  • January 16, 2023

Hey @amcc ,

It’s possible it might have been swallowed by the spam filter. I’ll get @Tim_OVO and @Emmanuelle_OVO to dig through it. Hang in there for a bit!

If your post is in there and complies with the house rules, they’ll release and publish it for you ASAP.


Firedog
Super User
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  • Super User
  • July 2, 2024

I’ve seen customers having trouble posting an image, and some have been advised to email it to the mods so they can work their magic and post it for them. 

What is the email address for forum admin?


Blastoise186
Super User
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forum@ovoenergy.com is the best one for that stuff - it pings all Mods at once which makes it easier for them to pick it up.