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Last seen: Oct 24, 2025
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Energy nut!
Tinkerer, home automation geek, hates most heat pump controllers!Â
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1970’s 3 bed detached house in West Sussex. Mains gas disconnected September 2023.
Samsung HTQ 8kW heat pump using mostly existing radiators. House is warm 24/7 (normally between 20.3-20.6 C but currently with a newborn its 21-21.2 C).
Sunamp for hot water storage.
Solaredge 6kWp PV and 10kWh battery
Vehicle 2 Grid charger (used with a Leaf)
Wallbox EV charger (installed for Octopus Intelligent).
Home Assistant used for HEMS with lots of custom ESP devices to allow integration.
Insulation upgrades:
EPS cavity wall insulation.
Improved loft insulation (renewed and 300mm where possible).
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@majordennisbloodnok @jamespa I stand corrected, A2A...
By Batpred , 11 minutes ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
I didn't know about those, they look like good pieces o...
By JamesPa , 2 hours ago
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@mkz, that's very helpful. Even if Urban Plumber are no...
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My first question is why bother with the auto balancin...
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RE: GivEnergy inverter tripping due to over-voltage?
@transparent the inverter was installed in 2021 and afa...
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I share the same experience as @majordennisbloodnok hav...
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
I hope so, @toodles. It's not often that we see a situa...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 8 hours ago
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RE: Heat pump design review please: 5 kW Vaillant aroTHERM Plus heat pump
@jamespa many thanks, definitely i will give the pre...
By ragtime27 , 19 hours ago
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RE: Heat pump installation quotations
@jamespa I noticed that in the Heat Geek design consult...
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RE: Daikin ESPAltherma and Home Assistant installation
@bash, something we haven't touched on already relates ...
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
Vaillant arotherm plus 12kW. Installed March 2025. Ex...
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