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Hi All We have 2 ASHPs, Solar/Battery system and soon a full EV. At present we use Octopus Cosy. This does give 3 off peak periods for which we coul...
Hello All. Thought I'd throw in my experience. When we had our ASHPs installed in 2011, it came with a largish buffer tank, for all the usual reasons ...
Here's the almost finished enclosure. Insulation yet to be fitted to the doors. This will be demountable, so the Louvre doors can ventilate the enclos...
@ipeel Hello. Just got back from Canada. Once the guys from CYG got the software set up ( took a few weeks of back and forth ) , it's been pretty good...
@dunlorn Hi Simon. Hmm impressive enclosure. Fancy a trip to Bucks to fit on for us?? I have now fitted foil faced insulation to the 4 batteries an...
@dunlorn Me again. We too have twin ASHPs. 14kw Ecodans, installed in 2011. I suspect these are now oversized, as we have improved the insulation of...
@dunlorn Thanks for your reply. Please keep me posted on your shed and heater. I'll let you know if simply wrapping the batteries in insulation has an...
Ok. Update on our new PV system. EB Solar accepted the twin Giv system wasn't working correctly.The twin GivEnergy inverter system has been removed an...
@dougmlancs Thanks for your reply and advice. GIV have been here and have fixed the system. Faulty Battery Management System board in 1 inverter. Sy...
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RE: Where heat loss surveys seem to go against practical reality
@cathoderay I started to record oil usage per month on ...
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RE: Next steps on my ASHP journey: Radiators and Pipework
@bobflux The hydraulic simulator is very interesting...
By Rob of York , 4 hours ago
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RE: 7kW EV Charger Options Advice
Thanks. Yes, we have patchy 4G. The only option we had ...
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RE: Being screwed over by Volkswagen Audi Group
Thanks, @batpred. That integration is the one I have in...
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
@batpred I suspect it will be more this year. I had 9 ...
By AndrewJ , 1 day ago
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RE: Surface mount or bury primaries for heat pump installation?
@jamespa It's rusting 🙂
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RE: Glass lined Cylinder for private water supply
Thank you, once again, for your replies. Yes...
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
Yes, and this is another point I agree. We did find a f...
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RE: Problems with sizing a replacement for a Viessmann Vitocal 200-S
A very good point. In effect, the DHW pipework is an em...
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
@tim441 Here are those same three month periods for 202...
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RE: Adding additional Solar Panels to a DC coupled battery system
@transparent thank you for your reply above. As alway...
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations
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