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@toodles Thanks - it would seem that apart from the cycling mine does (it can't ever stay continuous) then power consumption is similar.
Interesting, thanks. It looks like yours is operating on/off as well (currently) - I don't see the total power input or a kWh scale. The Cosy yester...
Thanks. Hopefully others will be along to comment on their experiences and set up.
Like I said in my earlier post above, the Cosy is designed to operate in a cycling manner: that is, it is controlled solely by the temperature reading...
I have the radiators balanced and all TRVs fully open. I wanted to understand more about how the Cosy actually worked, seeing if anyone else had trie...
@wreckguru That was my thoughts as well (although a £12k difference in price). Have you tried running your Cosy by upping the requested temperature ...
@editor Well, myself as well. I think it would be great if you could get someone from Octopus to talk to you about their technology and design decisi...
Actually, I think the issue is the different rate of heat loss of rooms when the system is on/off. If the heating doesn't stay on long enough to brin...
It was more of a "Why does this house still have cold rooms when we've just spent £6.5k?" sort of explanation! She wouldn't be interested in the twea...
A bit more info. The Cosy App has the Target Temp to reach, and an internal temp measured by the Primary Pod sensor positioned somewhere in the house...
It's difficult of course as a customer to challenge beyond showing them the historic data and whilst being informed, not being an expert in this stuff...
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