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@chandykris ive mentioned previously i researched heat pumps for over a year, reading mars’ forum extensively. I learnt R290 was the new gas, which id...
@chandykris In the winter period, i boost the temp during the 8 cosy hours by 0.5C, and the 4-7p period drop it by 0.5C This gave me 85%+ usage o...
@andrewj got an astounding COP over 6 today Has Octopus changed something on my Cosy6
@harrisonc sound meter App is available for iphone, I have one called NIOSH SLM
Maybe you can email Greg and ask him to come on a pod cast of yours and talk about Hush Mode and if it’s available for Cosy6,9,12 He's always doing ...
@jamespa having a battery the day rate tariff becomes the nighttime one I'm currently at 98% usage at night time rate with a 5kW battery. I looked a...
@majordennisbloodnok i was ferkling in the growatt App as i recalled i altered the inverter time differently last change, and eventually found the ...
I have a Cosy6, it draws 1.6kWh on DHW cycle, your Ecodan is taking allot of power, using your figures its COP 2 I trialled DHW cycle during my cosy...
had an interesting day, i exported more than the PV was generating, and not from the battery which is snoozing for the sumner &nbs...
@majordennisbloodnok i dont, i was looking at doing it, but im in middle of renovations and need to build the new staircase and batton snd insulate al...
@chandykris you mentioned doubling the capacity i looked at that and it appeared as simple as getting another 5kW brick and plugging it on top, firs...
@editor its not the battery that has the issue, its the growatt 5000 battery charger/inverter. it is internet connected but needs a prompt to change...
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
Thanks @editor , @indevolt-uk Subject to any comments ...
By JamesPa , 4 hours ago
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RE: Share Your Experiences with Heat Pump Manufacturer Support
@seoras Sorry to hear that. I found Vaillant very help...
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The Watchdog That Watched and Waited
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RE: GSHP Kaput After 16 Years: New Compressor or Switch to ASHP? Advice Welcome
Cool Energy in Grimsby sell ground source heat pumps an...
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RE: Valliant Heat Pump Settings
Thats arguably a sign of a good installer - they unders...
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RE: Electricity price predictions
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RE: Two heating zones to one zone
@profzarkov They arent obviously wrong, but the only...
By JamesPa , 13 hours ago
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RE: Towns water feed to air source heat pump system
The DHW circuit cant be separated (well it could, you c...
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Solis AC-coupled 3kW storage inverter
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RE: My NIBE ASHP Nightmare: No Commissioning, High Bills and a Hostile Installer
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RE: The Grid Says Yes.. Until It Doesn’t: Why Britain's Net Zero Push is Stalling at the Plug Socket
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RE: Tell us about your Solar (PV) setup
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
That doesn't sound 'right' to me. The national Smart ...
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RE: Growatt battery disconnected
I doubt this will happen, but I will try and suggest it...
By Eliuccio , 3 days ago
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Understood. That's why I decided from the outset on a ...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: My experience with 3 heat pump surveys: Heat Geek, British Gas & Octopus
On the litigation, I would not go there and definitely ...
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RE: Recommended home battery inverters + regulatory matters - help requested
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
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That’s the solar up and running, I don’t think it’s the...
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
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@toodles That’s way better per kWp performance than our...
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