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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
By ChandyKris, 4 weeks ago
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| @tim441 Our annual usage is about 3000 kWh for the heat pump, 1300 kWh for the EV and about 3500 for other household. I tend not to discharge from the battery unless there's a savings session. Overall... | ||
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
By Papahuhu, 4 weeks ago
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| @toodles That’s amazingly uniform, no obviously outliers in the distribution. Are you in one of those drought hit areas? | ||
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RE: Tesla Battery Drain
By trebor12345, 4 weeks ago
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| @toodles Could you show me your screen print of your Powerwall from yesterday. As attached. Interested in the blue line. Attachment : Screenshot 2026-08-01 at 09.19.30.png | ||
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Aircon - in listed buildings
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| @editor i wonder if aircon is becoming mainstream and needs its own forum? We have ashp and got planning as required for listed building in 2020. We are contemplating adding aircon and believe plannin... | ||
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
By Toodles, 4 weeks ago
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| @tim441 Our best ever monthly solar energy production - I think that 1.296 Mwh is…. well Mega! Attachment : IMG_6988.png Rewards, Toodles. 🌞 | ||
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
By Tim441, 4 weeks ago
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| @chandykris we too have ashp. Bad initial setup but fine now with weather compensation. We have EV too... Imports/exports get a bit exaggerated by forced charge/discharge of batteries. But doing less ... | ||
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
By Papahuhu, 4 weeks ago
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| Identical to May, up on the June output and a touch up on last year. Here in the NW it was warm but not as hot as the rest of England. My son is in St Andrews and I don’t think it went over 25C there.... | ||
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
By ChandyKris, 4 weeks ago
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| @tim441 That's so true about doing things differently with more knowledge. But, I am glad I discovered this community before we installed our ASHP. Lots could go wrong there and glad I had enough know... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
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| @agentgeorge I believe my use of percentages was correct, the nett revenue for May was £100 whilst on outgoing octopus, the nett revenue for July was £170 on flux. Both months had near identical gener... | ||
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
By Mars, 4 weeks ago
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| No great surprise given how relentlessly sunny, dry and drought-like July has been, but our 6.16kW solar array has just set a new monthly production record: 1.0MWh generated in July. That is comfortab... | ||
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
By Tim441, 4 weeks ago
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| @chandykris i think many of us would do things differently with more knowledge... and as tech moves forward Our bigger system typically produces around 5100kwh/pa... last year 5500 which seems in line... | ||
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RE: Radiator Valves Bore
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| @jamespa, you’re right. I misread that. It was the radiator manufacturer recommending the large-bore valve, while the installer said any standard valve would be acceptable, provided it wasn’t a TRV. G... | ||
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