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Last seen: Oct 13, 2026
@l2jad do you find that the hot water takes longer to heat up with hush mode turned on? I haven’t tried it yet and currently hot water is scheduled f...
@swwils mine is mostly off now. Hot water for an hour 02:30 to 03:30 then heating to 21c from 03:30 to 05:30 although in reality it will only come fo...
I have had my Cosy 9 installed and running for a year on 8th May. My house, to recap, is a Finnish timber frame design, 164sqM, detached over two floo...
Which I can empirically vouch for. Further, you may even find, as I do, that thermostatically controlling the system can lead to oddities such as hav...
Well, turns out a DIY job isn't going to happen. Even on a step ladder with a 8-10m telescopic pole I can only reach the gutters! That's that then.....
@toodles Good to know. I will give it a go with my telescopic pole and if it works great. I don't know what the cost is per panel, but if it comes t...
Interesting perspectives. I'm definitely not climbing on a roof so I'll see if I can reach them from a step ladder with a long washing pole and rinse...
To be fair to Octopus customers, it would be better if we could get detailed information from a more official channel and less cryptic source than a S...
I take it “a few hours” is just a figure of speech and you’ve had it turned on for some time? Reports seem to be positive but it’s such an odd time o...
I don’t know how the Aerotherm works so can’t comment on that. Looking at the graph, and as long as I haven’t misinterpreted it, it seems to be showi...
@agentgeorge no idea if they’ve made changes, but I got 5.16 which is amazing. Mind you OAT was over 12c whilst hot water and heating was on; it’s be...
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RE: Heat pump branding. Clever, contemporary… or a bit too much?
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
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RE: Heat Pumps Without Grants: Would You Have Installed One & Will You Now?
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
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