Octopus Home Mini Setup and Benefits

In this video we check out the Octopus Home Mini and why I think its better than the stand In Home Display unit.

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[JohnClarke-xtqc]

I have only had my smart meter for 3 days but the person who fitted was very kind, helpful, and polite

[radiotowers]

I noticed that if you have an issue with your account and Octopus have to sort stuff out like mine was, the mini details are lost on the app and you have to reinstall.
Very useful as it gives near instant power flow and allows me to monitor my solar energy flow without the 5 minute delay my invertor has.

[andrewdeans]

I have a home mini but mine not working I think ist smart meter as home display never worked. Octopus is looking into it. Glad to see what it could do

[FFVoyager]

I had smart meters installed by Octopus yesterday (2nd April) and the engineer left me with just a Mini and no In Home Display unit. Which was fine by me - it's set up quickly and works fine.

[SudhaSpeaks]

I have a geo app, and it works similarly to a mini app. Anyway, I signed up for the mini a while ago. I may get it soon as well.

[dindu]

Don't suppose there is any smart home connectivity with it ?

[trotterdog]

Hi, thanks for this clear information. I have just set up ours on my phone & wondered if I can also connect to my wife's phone by using the same procedure so that we both have access?

[MightyRedChick]

I may have missed it, but does it show how much you are using in money terms, i.e. £ and not just Kw? TIA

[poweruser]

Can the Home Mini export data to other devices, such as a Raspberry Pi, for further off-line analysis

[zyborg]

Wondering what is the point of it or the IHD for that matter. You use what you use. The same with smart meters, never seen the point in them unless you have solar panels and send excess energy onto the grid.

[smidgekat]

Great video thank you. I've booked my Octopus Smart meter installation. If I switched suppliers in the future, would the IHD or the Octopus Smart Mini (depending which I choose) still work? Could I opt for both an IHD AND an Octopus Smart mini do you know please? TIA 🙂

[Mummameeks]

Had my smart meter fitted two weeks ago. Last week it said I used £21 for the week. I pay between £350 and £500 a month and I have 16 solar panels. If the IHD is correct I have been being overcharged for years.

[ianshilston]

Very useful video. I have two questions, firstly whilst I see you need to enable bluetooth on your phone to connect initially does the mini subsequently link to your phone via wi-fi/mobile network once setup is complete allowing bluetooth to be turned off (I don't leave bluetooth on as it flattens my phone battery really fast). Also is there any evidence to show that the Octopus mini is secure and doesn't pose any risk to network security?

[Feakre]

Is it possible to have an Octopus IHD and an Octopus Home Mini working at the same time, can they co-exist?

[richard]

Does the mini use less electricity than the display monitor? I turn the display monitor off overnight but assume it’s best to leave the mini on all the time?

[katiecollison]

Update so far...as I can see for us not saving anymore cash but showing how much we use in detail. For us don't think we can do anything more to save money bar turn everything off

[osamaemad]

Is it working better with EV charging via intelligent Octopus Go tariff? with this tariff it can schedule smart charging outside off-peak hours. Although it is being confirmed by Octopus if that happens then will be charged on off-peak rate rather peak rate but in reality the usage cost in Octopus app is not reflecting that. I have to wait for the monthly bill to see what i been charging exactly. Octopus said if that happens then they will refund the extra cost, not sound ideal to keep tracking down what happening every month.

[katiecollison]

Got mine today after a bit of silly problems (me being daft) I found the screen in the app to scan the QR code all set up here we go

[RockinJohnnyaitken]

Like a lot of bluetooth devices, mine comes up on my phone but wont pair. Tried 3 times so will have to leave it for now.

[ThepvtBanner]

I got mine a coupleof months ago. Theone thing I find really annoying is showing how much i'm using £££'s, for instance in Live view I can only usage in Wh. For days, weeks months and year ts just inconsistent. ie I can see costs for this week and last but not the week before, the week before that is fine. There's nothin Octopus can doapparently after multiple conversations in X. Thinking about a rPi with a small display that uses the API, or see if there's a Home Assistant addin