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@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...
@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...
I would say tolerance on the power output measurement. Chances are nothing was being generated. My inverter PV import sleeps overnight during the nigh...
@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 ...
I'm increasingly of the opinion that few DHW tank immersion heaters reach 60degC standing water temperature. There's several things to consider: * I...
@curlykatie garage is fine. Most inverters are designed for an outdoor/unheated installation location. Better to have the inverter and battery a littl...
@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...
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...
Hi again @sobo. That video is informative, the noise is the compressor discharge, the pressures are highest during hot water generation when the unit ...
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...
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...
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RE: Ecodan Pump Issues… Circulation pump turns off when heat pump compressor turns off
@jamespa sorry James, yes larger surface area, messing ...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 1 second ago
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RE: Advice for a novice on Mitsubishi Ecodan 6kW
In the Home Assistant firmware the data points...
By F1p , 7 minutes ago
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RE: GSHP WOES! Midland based engineer recommendations?
@johnbroome if it is not the pressure in the expansion ...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 21 minutes ago
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RE: Installer Fitted 9kW Instead of 11kW Heat Pump and Changed MCS Paperwork - What do I do?
In recent cold weather th...
By JamesPa , 24 minutes ago
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So I hear the export MPAN that UKPN assigned should be ...
By Batpred , 3 hours ago
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RE: Recommended home battery inverters + regulatory matters - help requested
From what I read, the Solis has a very long list of err...
By Batpred , 3 hours ago
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RE: Ideal HP290 14kW ASHP - how to optimise
Roughly this should cost you £250-£300 per peak month a...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 4 hours ago
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RE: New Daikin 11kW Altherma 3M install - is it working as it should?
@toodles Thank you for your input. As the days have got...
By Synthbuilder , 8 hours ago
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RE: Fan unit Making terrible noise HELP!!
@gutoffowc Oh no, sorry to hear that, are you in the Ke...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 10 hours ago
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RE: Sunsynk Whole House Backup Issue
@sheriff-fatman - could you please re-post that in the ...
By Transparent , 10 hours ago
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RE: Running my new Nibe ASHP efficiently
I didn't. I spent a while manually messing around with ...
By jamieheatpumpnew , 12 hours ago
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RE: I’m glad the cold spell is over!
I comparison with the 65kWh used above yesterday was on...
By Judith , 13 hours ago
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RE: Octopus Cosy 12 Heat Pump Regret: Incredibly Loud, Poor Heating & Constant Hum - Help!
I should think so, I thought that pretty much universal...
By JamesPa , 13 hours ago
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RE: Setback savings - fact or fiction?
I'm also inclined to look into how a defrost is actuall...
By cathodeRay , 13 hours ago
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MLCP (Multi-Layer Composite Pipe) for ASHP
@editor nope. The info you reported was sufficient for ...
By iotum , 24 hours ago
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RE: Experience - New Build / Complete New Heating System
@vincro I would be surprised if it is much above 5 to 6...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 1 day ago
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RE: Post-Traumatic Heat Pump Stress Disorder
Yes bang on and maybe I can illustrate that by way of e...
By iotum , 1 day ago
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