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@toodles can't you just reuse that tank? Or get a heat pump compatible tank the same size? Frankly you'll save a fortune. Also I can't imagine a heat ...
@toodles yes why do you need a sunamp? Seems like you are hamstringing yourself for no real reason? you say a tank is undesirable, but really what's t...
Sorry why do you need that brand? I am confused as to why. I see nothing in your existing setup which locks you in?!
@oswiu my battery accounts for roughly 32% of my total power use. Not sure how you modelled it, but its a solid investment in my view. I've been track...
@oswiu I tested to see if our house could handle a heat pump by turning down the flow temperature on the boiler. Realistically thats the major test. J...
@oswiu get a battery - it smooths out those peaks and troughs as well as covers you over night
@alec-morrow I have tested this by logging my power use over last winter and also logging the average weather temperature outdoors. The line is more o...
you can do either of those options. Using the Hive is less efficient than using the Mitsubishi controller. This is because the controller can actually...
@rich if your house is overheating when you whack the stats to full your weather curve is set too high, or your flow temperature mixer into the underf...
@editor thats a lot of power sans heat pump. We are home all day with children and without heating we use around 15kwh. You must have some hungry stuf...
@markc/p> That should do you
@chickenbig I'm on Go. But you can just shift tariff over the summer when I don't actually buy any power
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