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Joined: Feb 11, 2025
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures

Being with Octopus, I’m paid 15p for any exported kWh, so cheaper to use HP to warm the DHW than Immersion Heater. Octopus also advised setting DHW ...

5 months ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures

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...

5 months ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures

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 ...

6 months ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures

@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...

6 months ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation

@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...

6 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Performance of Heat Pumps in Mild Weather

@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...

6 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation

@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...

6 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?

@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...

6 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?

@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...

6 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: How hard and expensive would it be to change panel and add battery?

@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...

6 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation

@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...

6 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: How many compressor starts per year

@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 🙂 ...

7 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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