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@sapper117 I think bills of £700-£750 would be a bit of a shock to anyone, especially me! It's why I installed battery storage first and added so...
@majordennisbloodnok Agreed, other than the comment about Mars's comment not being set in stone. I watched the video he released a few weeks ago ...
@majordennisbloodnok You are certainly correct, that each individuals circumstance and choice is relevant and needs to be considered. They key po...
@batpred This is our current month, nearly 700kwh so far. About £10 of this is the standing charge also. I can't see how I could save enough to m...
@sapper117 I have found running the heat pump 24/7 means I can adjust the flow temperature even lower, to just trickle heat into the house, as the ...
@majordennisbloodnok I know we have discussed this before but with export rates dropping and almost certainly dropping further the numbers to me fa...
@sapper117 No worries, safety first as they say!
@trbob 12kw is a bit of a monster inverter! We are an all electric household, including some legacy electric underfloor heating, heat pump, elect...
@sapper117 You miss understand, I don't run them overnight, I don't need to!
@jamespa Hopefully their reasons are well intended! They did say that it is better than what they used to install. Time will tell whether that prov...
@majordennisbloodnok Having a home battery combined with your Heat Pump and possibly some solar to me seems a no brainer. Yes there is some up fr...
@batpred I deliberately chose the R32 Daikin 8kw over the other brands. I liked that Daikin have a long track record and lots of data available o...
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