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@robertoi PV on its own can be massively beneficial. Tied in with a battery and it can be even better. Last year with generation and energy savings I ...
@rusty I can 100% tell you they have all of those features and I would never expect to see that kind of draw unless incredibly exceptional circumstanc...
@rusty any power company will look at peak amps when sizing a system. If you have 100amps on single phase, you have 24kw to play with. 18kw taken up f...
@robertoi There is a calculator in my signature which is from Freedom heatpumps. Have a crack at that and you should get a better idea of your costs. ...
@robertoi where you live will make a big difference. I live down on the south coast and I am averaging a COP for heating and hot water of 3 with radia...
@sand I would suggest you just use the TRVs in the bedrooms and set them to 2 or 3, whatever is most comfortable for you.
@heat-pump-newbie the heat pump gives it to me a statistic along side power use, heat delivered etc. I assume its just the average temperature across ...
No bills yet - apparently I'll get December and January together, lovely. The below might be of interest to people. The ambient is the 24hr average as...
@mattengineer not for the DIY ones. However I assume it's pretty similar given the weight. $350 per unit and 2-4 weeks in shipping. Could be more now
@prjohn you can get 6.9kwh for $1900 USD before volume discount from Seplos. The trick is to get the unit number up. If you order 12 or more it's basi...
@heat-pump-newbie I've got pylontech 3000s and 2000s. You can find them easily enough on eBay if you want up to date prices. However for my next batte...
@mattengineer 80% dod preserves the battery, so you'll see it recommended a lot of places. Honestly I don't have any issues with my Sofar pylontech se...
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