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@derek-m to be honest, they've delivered a lot of value just with the solar. Adding in Go just gives me even greater benefit
@derek-m I'm finding my batteries are very useful in bringing down my current tariff. However for those without batteries I think the payoff may be ma...
@jeff if you work for octopus... Yes of course...
@editor no it should be fine. The roof was never a problem before. It's not being lifted by much. Just enough for a loft extension... I hope
@lizzylou given you have about 200m2 of floor area and a well insulated house (I will assume its pretty well insulated given the age) 18kW seems exces...
@peterr you need to consider its November. This month should be approximately 12% of your total heating bill. Given there are 12 months (8% a month) t...
below is the detailed breakdown of my use Here is an extract from a cold, high use day Currently I also have an issue with solar shading due t...
Just waiting on the full bill to appear, but I can see I used 1031.88 kW from the 21st of October to the 20th of November at a cost of £110.33 Cost ...
Tweaked my curve last night. Went to 50@-3 and 25@17 down from -4 and 18. House is warmer today. The back room remains my largest issue, as its the ha...
@jeff try just buying a cheap electricity meter with a CT clamp and put it round the power for the HP. There are loads of cheap ones with online monit...
I'd wait for the heat loss to come in and see what the report says. In the meantime, do you know the size of your main fuse? You should be able to get...
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RE: To re-pipe or not to re-pipe? Moving from oil boiler to air source heat pump.
@penval, really useful update. After all the discussion...
By Mars , 3 hours ago
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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 , 24 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


