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@colin that was my other suspect. Is it heating their hot water all the time. It's a good question to @anng.
@kev-m I wonder the same. Maybe an immersion that's connected and switched on?
@anng the radiators aren't getting hot at all? Are some of them hot? Can you check to see? You might need to balance your radiators
@ragnaricedaine I've got a heat loss calculator used by MCS installers in my signature. Its from Freedom heat pumps. Feel free to use that, just make ...
@ragnaricedaine it doesn't look like a great location as its quite sheltered and boxed in. I'd consider where the table is frankly. In the summer t...
@jeff just checked and it was 2.44p/kw for gas and we spent about £140 for it. At our current gas tariff of 4p it would be £230 so that's my compariso...
@anng are your radiators all warm?
@jeff no, it was 21 with a set back. Probably to 18, I can't remember exactly
@ragnaricedaine thats not going to be ideal. You've got to leave at least 300-400mm behind the unit, then the unit itself (another 500mm probably). No...
Current total power purchased this month is at 532kW so far - from the heat pump hard monitor, its used 426kW, which is less than the internal app say...
@ragnaricedaine - If you want to test the affects of an ASHP I would suggest going to your boiler and turning down the temperature to 45/50 degrees. T...
@anng what's your inverter? Can you charge your batteries at 5p? I charge mine up in the cheap tariff and then use that up
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