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Last seen: Oct 2, 2026
I applied for the first wave of PV, when they fitted the panels for free and kept the FIT, but was turned down as my roof doesn't face South. I’ve g...
Took a while to find on the OFGEN site: ”The FIT scheme has been closed to new applicants since 1 April 2019; however, it will remain part of bills ...
@editor FIT rate is determined by OFGEN, for a typical 2-4kW home system installed in 2010 on medium tariff, yes it’s that complex to work out your kW...
@jamespa to be that far out the assessor has got the insulation thickness of the floor, walls and ceiling too thin. i have 150mm thickness but its c...
@heatgeek Octopus recommended a Daikin 8kW for my property, but I wanted the Cosy6, 5.6kW, as it used R290. I had to agree to improve the insulation t...
@adamk I had 2 heat loss calculations on my house, and did one myself. Quite easy as you just need the wall types: outside, window, inside, party, cei...
@arundalep good advice about needing an EV to stay on the tariff. when I joined Octopus, I did their quick questionnaire to match my system to their...
@arundalep Do they check you have an EV, what if you buy an EV and sell it, do they then automatically take you off the EV tariff. What about if you...
@ellyse i was 63 when I had my PV and Battery setup, prices of batteries are continuing to fall. Get a quote and do the maths. If you assume a stand...
@adamk i chose octopus cosy tariff, which gives 8h a day at half price and 3h a day at 50% more (4pm-7pm) I have the battery set to top up during th...
@editor This model only has one compressor, cost saving, to do fridge and freezer; but it was touted as frost free, likely for the freezer only 🙂 ...
Manufacturer: Octopus Model: Cosy6 5.8kW Type: ASHP Arrangement: Mono Area of Country: West Midlands Home Type: SemiDetached Size: Square...
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RE: How quickly would you want/expect heat recovery to take from setback?
I have no idea how the control loop works with the Cosy...
By AndrewJ , 1 hour ago
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
Not quite, regular A2W heat-pumps need a load of extra ...
By Temperature_Gradient , 16 hours ago
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RE: Heat Geek installations: share your experiences
one thing i learnt from reading people’s comments and e...
By Batpred , 18 hours ago
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RE: Cooling/heating with one unit
"The way we use A2A on a cheap overnight EV tariff is t...
By mrkfm , 20 hours ago
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
We have ‘signed on the dotted line’ today for a Panason...
By Toodles , 21 hours ago
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RE: Heat pump branding. Clever, contemporary… or a bit too much?
...or it was there and was lost thanks to laziness and ...
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@bobflux Thank you for your response. I am trying to ...
By RonV. , 21 hours ago
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This post is about how I successfully configured a buff...
By Tony.Stolz , 1 day ago
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The installer visited yesterday and suggested the noise...
By JamesChatz , 1 day ago
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
Your house sounds a lot like mine. 2 surveyors each sp...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Heat Geek Zero Disrupt: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
Thats true only if you do the wrong experiment. Done c...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: battery storage without solar
As of October 1st they need specific qualifications to ...
By EtchedPixels , 2 days ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
With regards to the BUS grant raid, I gave it more thou...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 2 days ago
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
The whole system seems to work on the basis of...
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