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@toodles It’s been a while since I was on Go (the non intelligent version), but I don’t remember ever having to provide any proof of having an EV thou...
We are on Octopus Intelligent Go which works well for us. It also allows us to have the 15p export tariff which creates a lot of credit through the su...
@jamespa Homely does address many of these issues, but unfortunately, because of how it operates, it removes a lot of the flexibility options (Dynamic...
Exactly this! There is a lot of talk about this, but very little hard evidence either way. I use Home Assistant to provide a "Thermostat" signal...
@editor This isn't just about poor design and installation; it's also about the products used. The fact that some heat pumps can have a modulation ran...
You could use Home Assistant with a cheap wifi or Zigbee switch and essentially make whatever rules or conditions for the target temperature you want ...
@alfapat the Samsung WiFi interface communicates with the heat pump on their proprietary NASA network (F1 & F2) and is powered by V1 & V2. Yo...
I’m not sure what you are asking, can you clarify the question? The WiFi interface provides an internet gateway to the heat pump. You can then contr...
@broadsman sorry I missed the is previous reply. Havenwise wasn’t available when I fitted my heat pump and Homely had just launched. I wanted to try...
@alfapat you only need the Modbus interface for Homely. Havenwise works through the Samsung API so needs the WiFi interface (which Homely doesn’t). ...
@broadsman if you already have the Modbus interface for the Planet device you could repurpose that for use with Homely (making installation very simpl...
@editor daily hot water costs about 40-45p / day. Average daily heat pump electricity consumption for hot water is 5.8kWh (taken from months with no h...
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