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Last seen: Nov 3, 2025
@transparent what size fuse do you think is present in the box?
@morgan years ago in my old house I bought a large fan and cut down a bit of wood which fit in the loft hatch. I made a hole for the fan and popped it...
@chickenbig my cells should be balanced. But I'll check them before I do anything when connecting. As to torque, I'll probably just buy a digital torq...
@transparent after many delays I am finally ordering my 280ah cells from Brian and the Seplos DIY battery kit. Any feedback you have would be great. A...
@jeff actual total consumed was 820kw
@transparent the Sofar inverter I own has a group on Facebook which has built a controller to do most of this via a raspberry pi. Certainly the foreca...
@transparent this is my current layout (but I have a bigger battery now). Ideally I just want to put it along side after the first one to pick up anyt...
@transparent I'm currently drinking gin out and about. I'll see what I can knock up later...
@transparent cheers for that. Any recommendations on what might be in stock and reasonably priced. I'm kicking myself for not buying a used Sofar for ...
@transparent any thoughts on battery chargers/inverters. I want to add a second as my second batteries can't be used with the pylontechs. But it's pre...
@editor I believe its due in October - after the low months and when the cap changes
New bill update £28.49 for the month £7.14 standing charge was 25% of the bill total Average unit cost of 6.33p/kw 84% of power was off peak 266...
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RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
Correct. So, I have two options: keep the kit and get t...
By KevH , 3 minutes ago
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RE: How many people are happy with their ASHP and do you believe them?
Whether it's been posted before or not (I don't remembe...
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RE: Electricity price predictions
As a reminder you can see the wholesale gas price here ...
By Jeff , 34 minutes ago
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Do the generators still get paid via the curtailment me...
By Jeff , 1 hour ago
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
Of course, British companies asked for the benefit of t...
By Batpred , 12 hours ago
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RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?
@jamespa the answer to your question is in our A2A podc...
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RE: Heat Pump Operation in Summer - Valliant 7kW
Yup! Summer in Spring. Wonder if Summer will last unt...
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RE: Solar Produced vs Home Consumed
It's worth adding that if you have a hot water tank and...
By JamesPa , 18 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pump Overpromising – What Were You Actually Told Before You Bought?
@editor Sorry Mars, I didn’t see a notification about ...
By Toodles , 18 hours ago
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RE: Hitachi Heat Pump being replaced with Vaillant
Yes to be configured as a volumiser. The pump is to be...
By trebor12345 , 19 hours ago
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Yes, you will need to notify them even if the inverter ...
By Old_Scientist , 23 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pump Manufacturers Recommending Buffer Tanks
@tony-stolz, I think @jamespa has already covered the h...
By Mars , 1 day ago
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@editor "The interesting bit is that many modern invert...
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RE: Ecodan & MelCloud scheduling
With the prospect of warmer weather this week, I brough...
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