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@bretix To be honest, the time you really need the batteries is the winter and the solar won't really put any power into them. My recommendation is go...
@cathoderay we are consuming 2.6kw at the moment, minus 400w for the house and its probably using 2.2kw on the pump. I'd have to check my temps. Have ...
Damn you are 4 or 5 months too early. I want to sell my Pylon gear after the winter and build out another 2 battery packs! If you had the Seplos box I...
@cathoderay could you alter the dips and change your unit into a 16kw? Oddly we used less power than you yesterday - but maybe the fabric of the hou...
@kev-m at a basic level, yes. A LLH is more or less a radiator. The issue is it's placement where it allows the flow from the HP and the flow back to ...
@lucgw looks like you got the freedom heat pump warning sticker. Sadly it seems to be installed ironically as the settings are usually in no way the m...
Just checked my policy - admiral gold. We are covered for emergency repairs. Below is their definition. Heating system The main form of heating in...
@kev-m I just pulled the numbers and the heat delivered is broadly the same (a few kw + or - here or other). To be honest it makes sense as that's the...
@cathoderay that does make sense. It's a small area to cool and it's literally a heat exchanger. It would make sense it can be very quick. I can't ima...
@kev-m I haven't run the numbers, I'll have to do it later. Anecdotally I'll say the house is much much warmer than it was.
@enc your pump is probably (and I'm guessing here) reaching a high return water temperature (close to the inlet temp) and just turning off automatical...
@enc I am using TRVs upstairs as its always hot up here and cold down there - so you aren't alone. Are you using a room thermostat?
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