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RE: Solar battery size- advice please!

@scrchngwsl that's exactly what I do, and it saved 30% off my electricity bill in winter from day 1. It tipped a moderately performing ASHP retrofit i...

2 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Solar battery size- advice please!

@scrchngwsl great advice! I went for the Growatt 6.5kW battery with max charge power of 3kW, charge time is about 2.5hrs as it reduces the charging cu...

2 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Power from Starlight?

I would say tolerance on the power output measurement. Chances are nothing was being generated. My inverter PV import sleeps overnight during the nigh...

2 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Solar battery size- advice please!

@toodles exactly. Your story mirrors mine. My installer wanted top dollar for the battery, and of course the penny hadn't then dropped about using it ...

2 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Samsung Gen6 ASHP - Disinfect cycle never hits required temp?

I'm increasingly of the opinion that few DHW tank immersion heaters reach 60degC standing water temperature. There's several things to consider: * I...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Solar battery size- advice please!

@curlykatie garage is fine. Most inverters are designed for an outdoor/unheated installation location. Better to have the inverter and battery a littl...

2 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Solar battery size- advice please!

@curlykatie a pleasure to help. Installers tend to want to locate solar PV equipment in a place that's most convenient & quickest for them, not ne...

2 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Solar battery size- advice please!

Hi @curlykatie, consider also the Cosy Octopus tariff.If offers two low rate periods each day 04:00 - 07:00 and 16:00 - 19:00. That's 2x3 hours during...

2 years ago
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Energy Storage
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Ebac 5kW and 9kW monobloc ASHP units launching this week
2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Very noisy Daikin Altherma

Hi again @sobo. That video is informative, the noise is the compressor discharge, the pressures are highest during hot water generation when the unit ...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Octopus Cosy 6 launched

I've been in discussion with a few people today on this one. 75degC max LWT seems to fly in the face of perceived wisdom and best practise of lowest p...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: ASHP Heat Loss Calculations with Log Burner

Hi @AndyOrchard2, I would definitely challenge your surveyor on that one. Chances are whatever software they are using only has an open flue/open fire...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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