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@bretix you still need a hybrid inverter, but you would anyway. No you don't need a qualified electrician to fit it. I have a thread about my experien...
@hughf honestly I don't know anything about it. Any details?
@hughf yeah its annoying its not accurate. At the moment I am using the figures as a gauge to see how the system is working. I considered using emconp...
@hughf a couple of points on that. Firstly I think my midea is way more efficient than it gives itself credit for in the app. For example the other da...
@cathoderay if you are doing something more extreme you could consider insulated plasterboard? Something I will 100% if we come to replaster
@cathoderay three other courses of action for you might want to try? More loft insulation? Swap the rads for more efficient ones? e.g K3 type Re...
yesterday was the coldest ever my system faced. Average of 2 degrees ambient over 24hrs - It used 61 kW (according to the Midea App) and 73.8kW total ...
@marvinator80 I started at 7kwh, then went to 14kwh. After installing the heat pump I realised that I wanted even more so now I have 29kwh. Honestly, ...
@marvinator80 put in more batteries - that would be my advice
@chickenbig yeah you really want that 5kw charge/discharge. My current inverters limit me to 65A (3.1kw charge) and its very annoying. My plan is to s...
@chickenbig so why are you getting rid of your cells?
@chickenbig how much storage do you need? I've got some pylon kit I could swap
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