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@anng first off, agile is a bad tariff to be on as it's above the price cap. Move to one of the other octopus tariffs. Go is a better move for you as ...
@markc my wife wants a new kitchen in a few years - we'll do the floor then... for an extra expensive install
@markc makes me wish I had underfloor. The lower flow temperatures make your COP enviable. For the near term I am stuck with rads...
@anng that seems crazy - I have a 260m2 house and my total electricity bill was £120 for October-Nov. Do you have any idea what your settings are?
@greekgoddj each house has its own weather compensation sweet stop. I'd advise starting with @derek-m suggestion and seeing how you get on. You can ea...
@novemberromeo I would move to weather compensation as its pretty much bound to save you money. It will lower and raise your flow rate temperatures as...
@mattengineer all those batteries are basically exactly that. Just in a nice box with a BMS attached. Pretty sure Seplos actually sell a DIY kit
@nigel42 you're wasted on this forum. I hear GCHQ is always looking for code breakers
@nigel42 call the installers - it's your unit. Or just test some numbers. It's two digits...
@mattengineer yes from what I've seen you can have up to 3 in parallel. You would 100% need grid scale batteries. Most inverters take batteries up t...
@mattengineer I've got a Sofar 3000 however that only charges/discharges at 3kw. Ideally I'd like 5kw to take full advantage. Then I'd have 8kw peak c...
@jane all those settings are is the heat going in the radiators and going back into the pump. At the moment your pump will kick on, get hot bring ev...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@papahuhu I prefer to look at it simplistically. We d...
By Old_Scientist , 18 hours ago
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RE: To re-pipe or not to re-pipe? Moving from oil boiler to air source heat pump.
Sooooo, what did we do in the end? We approached three ...
By Penval , 19 hours ago
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
D'oh - of course. I shouldn't post before my brain is f...
By Old_Scientist , 1 day ago
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RE: Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
@rob-of-york I would concur with the underfloor insulat...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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RE: New Vaillant Arotherm controls link to existing thermostats ; wired vs wireless
Nothing attached! I have rads but UFH makes the case ...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Cooling with air to water heat pumps
Passive cooling should always be the first call. Keep ...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
@rob-of-york Thank you, I’m thinking along these same l...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
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@Mars Good questions! The downstairs unit did the maj...
By Rob of York , 2 days ago
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
@dave, I think @jamespa has probably identified the mos...
By Mars , 3 days ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
My thought is simple. Bring it on and bring on plug in...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: Heat Geek mini store vs pump size
Yes I agree, that’s why Heat Geek have most likely sele...
By Tomtheheatingengineer , 4 days ago
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
By Mars , 4 days ago
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
@majordennisbloodnok @tomtheheatingengineer For my ...
By JamesPa , 4 days ago
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RE: Is the "divide by 2900" rule still valid?
Really flow rate is a pipework limitation not a water p...
By JamesPa , 5 days ago


