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It would appear that the cost of energy used for the year on the usage page is just the cost of the units used not including the standing charges etc. This seems confusing if not disingenuous as standing charges make up nearly 30% of the overall billed amount.
I have had my Megane over a year now with no charging issues, but last week I plugged in as normal it started to charge then paused and displayed in the app “start charging after 23:00hrs” as always but when I got up it hadn’t charged, so used the urgent charge button, plugged in again this week and exactly the same issue, used urgent charge to put some charge into the car them plugged the car in overnight said it would charge after 3:30am woke up at 7:00 am hadn’t charged so I reset the schedule to ready by 8:30 and after a few minutes I checked and the “smart” charge was working. I haven’t changed anything as it was all working perfectly, Any help would be really appreciated
I turned on Urgent mode yesterday, just to test.I now cannot get the app to turn it off again. I have followed the FAQ guidance which says to unplug the charger for at least 30 minutes. It has been unplugged for a good deal longer, and still is not resetting. Why does the app not have a button to turn off Urgent mode? Please can you advise how I can get the app to switch back to the Schedule? UPDATE: Wouldn’t you know it, I just checked the app now and Urgent mode has turned off.HOWEVER: There really REALLY needs to be a button to turn it off. I realise this is probably a problem with Kaluza, but needs to happen.
I notice the App has stopped updating my daily usage. Does this mean that my smart meter has stopped sending data to OVO ? IHD still works OK
We have just moved into our rented property and are worried that the usage stated on the app is not correct.there is a smart meter in the property but not one that we have assigned to our account! Or asked for, Is the smart reader for the property? so therefore reading our electricity correctly and the online account is wrong? the daily standing charge on the smart meter is also different to what it says on our tariff account online. we are now worried as it says we are using over £10 per day!!!!! PLEASE HELP AS IF THIS IS CORRECT WE WILL HAVE TO DO SOME CUTTING DOWN DRASTICALLY
I have just been offered new OVO fixed plan deals. My current fixed plan runs out in March so my question is: If I choose a new fixed plan now (January) will it start right away or will it not start until March when my current one runs out?
I am trying to switch to OVO from octopus as i am getting an EV and want to take advantage of the charge any time add on, I have SMETS2 metrers installed by octopus and currently have the Octopus GO tariff for off peak charging of my Hybrid.I consistantly get this message“Unfortunately, we can't give you a quote right now. We're currently unable to support your meter setup, but we're working on it and expect to offer quotes in 2025”It doesnt give me any other information about why i cant switch!!
Green backgrounds have recently appeared on some forum threads. What exactly do they signify please?
Had my gas meter replaced today. It was a 1st Generation. It was originally set up as pay monthly, but it was faulty and stuck in pre-payment mode and couldn’t communicate. It ran out of credit, and I was without supply. New gas meter is 2nd gen. The engineer put £15 on it, so it’s in pre-payment mode. Originally it was pay monthly, so i was never given a top-up card, and my account is still in pay monthly. How do I top up without a card or online account? And how do I change it back to pay monthly like it was meant to be originally? Many thanks :)
The backdated statements from Apollo do not show on my ap or on my online OVO account. How do I get copies ?
Do I repay a gas debt and standing charge whilst running on emergency credit
Wondered if anyone can answer my query Im an existing FIT payment receiver (solar panels installed with single string inverter 11 years ago) so receive a decent FIT payment. Recently had installed a EcoFlow 3.6kw inverter with 10kw battery storage, the generation meter was changed to a bidirectional meter as instructed and followed the correct schematic. However the meter is showing a negative number and I can’t seem to work out what the solar panels are generating apart from what shows in the EcoFlow app We charge the batteries up at night using an off peak rate and then any solar during the day tops the batteries up. am I correct in thinking there should be another meter of sort between the solar panels and inverter just to monitor the generation from The solar panels? installers seem to think by summer it will change to a positive but that’s no good to me right now when I’ve generated about 30kw of solar
Odd question. Both of my IHDs lost connection to my meter HAN Communication Hub overnight. One is the OVO issued IHD 3 (still miffed I got one so old when they replaced my meter, but anyhoo) and the other is an Ivie Bud. The Ivie lost connection somewhere between 2-3am so I assume the OVO one did too. The Ivie is now stuck in a reboot loop as it keeps trying to connect, the OVO is just sitting there completely blank. The question? Glad you asked. Last night was probably the coldest night if the year so far, probably down to -6 or so. Is it possible the comm hub has frozen and will resume once it thaws, or is it more likely completely dead? The OVO IHD is about 6-8ft from the electric meter, and the Ivie is about 13ft. It's not possible to get them any closer due to plug placement, but they've been fine in those positions for over a year. Both have been unplugged and rebooted a few times now without any change.
My IHD is saying that it is not commissioned. How do I get it commissioned to work with my smart meter?
I’m just going to copy and paste the complaint I just sent any help and advice would be appreciated thanks :)To OVO Complaints Team.I want to make a formal complaint. Recently last week moved into a new property which you already supplied electric and gas so I thought it would be easier just to stick with you. Set up my account with a nice lady who said I had smart meters and meter readings would be sent automatically and I would be paying monthly when it was due for gas and electric. Today (Sat 11th Jan) I woke up to no gas or heating or hot water. I had to call my landlord to get a certified gas engineer out only to be told I have a pre-payment gas meter that I have to top up. It had no credit hence why no gas, This was never mentioned to me. I then tried to call you and your phone lines are closed at weekends! I text chatted to someone they said the gas meter is pre-payment you top up with a code or online. They then said the meter isn’t communicating with OVO and someone would have
So OVO engineer came today to fit new smart meter. All arranged through the complex meter team. First appointment before Christmas was cancelled on the morning of the appointment by OVO and they set up new appointment.He had a look in the outside box then in the inside cupboard where the radio switch box sits beside all the consumer units. Then he says he can’t put the new meter in as it needs a wireless/remote controller to link to the meter as he can’t run a cable under the floor. He then says but they haven’t invented it yet - WHAT?????? So I ask why my neighbours with the same set us as me had their meter replaced in October?? He then left saying OVO will be in touch when they have designed the controllers needed. He also said the deadline has been moved to September. Surely the industry has known about this issue for years so why are we at this stage with 6 - 9 months to go and they still can’t do it, well at least not to every house in the same street with the same set up?
What do people find is the most effective hysteresis setting (for heating) for their ASHPs during a prolonged cold spell like we’re having currently (UK)? I have a Grant ASHP (radiators) and it’s currently 0.2 but I’m thinking I could remove it completely whilst so cold. Interested to hear what others do.Thanks in advance.A
I had my Electric meter upgraded to Smart meter in 2019 When it was SSE but the Gas meter was not. - I remember the engineer mention “Half flow”and that was why he couldnt connect the Gas, Can i still get the GAS meter upgraded I get invites to schedule new Meters but unsure if they can do it ?
Hello Ovo forum.I installed a smart meter on the 10th of December as my old meters were being phased out. Upon arriving back to my flat I do not have heating or hot water. My flat uses storage heaters and I get hot water from an immersion heater. I have a separate meter for the heating as it runs off-peak.When I log in to my account it shows two readings for electricity (one for my old meter and one for my new) but nothing for heating. I used to have a reading for both heating and electricity prior to the smart meter set up.Is there anything I can do about this? It's winter and having no hot water and heating is inconvenient. Kind regards.
took my electric key to the shop to top up, failed to top up on the shops side, put key back in and now there is a blinking red light? Any idea why this failed to be topped up (was able to top up gas card at the time) and is now doing this?
HiI am moving to Octopus this week are there any tips for using the App?
Throughout the month of December, my kwh usage on the app was showing around 17kwh per day. However by the end of the month, it was showing as 23kwh per day. I thought I was on track to pay the same amount as the previous month but was surprised when the bill came through and my debit suddenly increased. Does anybody know the reason for this?Many thanks in advance!
Given 8 digit code to set up gas card, followed steps to activate card in meter, card reading as invalid in shops. Tried with two separate cards, same result. No emergency credit due to needing to use it (OVO failed to send out gas card after asking for one on multiple occasions or inform us we could get one from shop for almost a month) it is currently -4, two disabled people in the house, no emergency line to call and the gas has now been cut off. What do I do?
Anyone struggled getting into their account recently?Joined OVO last October, no problem accessing account.Over a week now can’t log in or use my app.Tried everything that’s been suggested, still won’t work.
