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AllyFish
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Joined: Oct 31, 2022
Last seen: May 21, 2025
Topics: 22 / Replies: 465
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RE: Charging the last 5%

@chandykris our experience is that the BESS added to the solar retrospectively is a financial game changer. During the heating season we schedule ch...

5 days ago
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RE: Charging the last 5%

Hi @chandykris, we have two 6.5kW Growatt batteries, they do take a long time to charge the last 5% or so. It's a reduction in charging power as the b...

5 days ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News

No surprise the Telegraph has jumped to their predictable hasty conclusion. The subject of grid supply and demand balancing and grid resilience is a c...

3 weeks ago
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RE: The Great British Heat Pump Quiz

That was fun, thank you @editor. 85%, which is just as well after 35years in the HVAC industry. Some careless answers on my part, and maybe a couple o...

1 month ago
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RE: Database of heat pump performance data?

@jamespa yhey probably are, as EN 14511 prevails in the UK and EU. That said, it was the COP data at identical A&W temperature combinations that w...

2 months ago
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RE: Database of heat pump performance data?

I would be very wary of manufacturer's published SCOP data. One very common brand retailed in the UK using Japanese badged up R32 ASHPs has SCOPs that...

2 months ago
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RE: Are MCS are finally improving (some of) their guidelines?

The update of MCS 031 has been heavily criticised by many of the better and higher SCOP achieving installers over on LinkedIn, etc. MCS 031 update is ...

2 months ago
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RE: Octopus Cosy 6 launched

Oh dear, someone majorly goofed at Octopus. They've credited me back about a year's worth of bills today. Bumping my account credit from £375 to £1568...

2 months ago
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RE: Grant Aerona fine tuning advice needed

Hi @stopbar, it's s difficult balance. Trial and error in large part. Every home is different. Pure weather compensation control is good, but not pe...

2 months ago
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RE: Looking for the Grant Aerona 3 setting to turn off completely at 20 OAT

Sorry, yes, 2105. OOPS! If I recall the unit circulates water if the heating is scheduled to be on, but simply doesn't heat the circulating water if t...

2 months ago
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RE: Looking for the Grant Aerona 3 setting to turn off completely at 20 OAT

Hi @damonc, parameter 2015 is the maximum outdoor air temperature corresponding to minimum outgoing water temperature. Default setting is 20degC, in y...

2 months ago
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures

A bit of an overcast start to the year for my 3.6kW array, fully south facing not shaded. 153kWh in January 123.3kWh in February, but comparable to th...

3 months ago
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