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@vincro We have a similar sized 1950's semi with a 2005 extension, lots of glass and an open fireplace. Our heat loss was calculated at 6.2kw and...
@jamespa Thanks. The numbers posted above were just for the coldest day over the last few weeks. Looking through the bright app it's similar ac...
@batpred Here's the latest Fogstar ready built pack. £1849 (although has been cheaper and will likely be cheaper at some point when they have their...
This is why I gave up on the idea of islanding quite quickly. The final straw was potentially having to install an 8ft earth rod in my drivew...
@batpred In all fairness you haven't provided any help at all, just links to some unknown and untested batteries from a random eBay account. It w...
@transparent Although we don't export, we were offered 6kw (around 25A) export on our application with UKPN. I suspect there may be some "local" ...
It's not actually essential that your inverter and batteries have communication. Ours will run happily with the communication cables removed. The BM...
The earthing requirement (to protect the engineers who may need to work on the supply when there is a power cut) is not provided by the inver...
@batpred It's a shame you haven't bought any of these cheap batteries so that we could find out some more information about them. Hopefully you w...
@swwils Definitely for the money I think Fogstar are almost impossible to beat in the UK, certainly without taking an unnecessary risks for a (pote...
@transparent Thanks. A double pole RCBO was installed in readiness for our installation. Thankfully we had an excellent electrician who installed...
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
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@batpred Surely that is a dream you shouldn’t need to h...
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RE: Should Households Who Can Afford It Pay More for Energy to Help Those Who Can't?
They don't have to try. Our entire system is d...
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RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?
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RE: DIY powerflushing tutorial
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RE: Buffer tank on a 2 x 14kw Ecodan system
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations
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RE: Grant Aerona3 13kw - Buffer Tank - Heating Journey
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Grant Aerona - Weather Compensation and Schedules
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