Last seen: Jul 4, 2025
I would love to know what dirty electrons are. I suspect this is the same kind of bumpf as when a guy from Sky tried to tell me the batteries in the r...
@jeff Just switched this morning and I can say, I squeaked in!!! As a note, they said I would get the tariff when I applied (back before August) and n...
@jeff thanks for the heads up - I've emailed them to confirm I am on the tariff price I switched to (but had to wait for the smart meter). If not, i'l...
I'm just waiting for my smart meter to come active and I'll move to Octopus GO - its fixed for 12 months at 15p/kw and 5p/kw from 00.30 - 04.30 I'd ...
@alastair I think they would be better with big long houses, or mixes of building type. For a normal house I think it's false economy. Mars has smart ...
@alastair smart TRVs are expensive for what you might save (especially given your floor space). Normal TRVs would be fine, just set them to the right ...
@piersa if you assume its a 4kw system (which is the max size) you'll be losing half your feed in (whatever that might be)
Just use this tool -/p> For my system (8.4kw) I can expect 9.2MW per year (facing south). Facing North, I would expect 4.7MW So facing North, you ...
@derek-m I can actually move both the top and bottom it has a max ambient, max flow temp and min ambient, min flow temp. At the moment these are; ...
@hmk a cheapest devices are around £200 to buy. With an electrician I imagine you are looking at £300-£400 installed (depending on the complexity of t...
@derek-m I've not been collecting those, I just haven't had the time at home - we were out all yesterday until 7pm. I will try to find a day or two to...
@editor the question is, how will that affect the COP. But given we dont want to live in an ice cold house, its something of a null point
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
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RE: Can you help with our research: solar panels, EV chargers, home batteries, heat pumps?
I have signed up as well. @belsnugg could you outline ...
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
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@profzarkov Good to know in case it ever happens to me...
By bontwoody , 1 day ago
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RE: Are Octopuses Slowing Consumer Adoption of Heat Pumps?
I mean, is this surprising? The local installers in my ...
By Alex , 1 day ago
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@old_scientist sorry, I should have made it clear that ...
By GrahamF , 1 day ago
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RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan 11kw Defrosting Issue.
@thundermink can you provide photos to illustrate your ...
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RE: Boiling Mad: Exposing Radiatorgate
Hi @Rob, I’d be more than happy to contribute. I have ...
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
@andris a great year - very happy with our system
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RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
After our rather lengthy meander off piste, I thought I...
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
@pash44pump - to collect the IAT/OAT data, can I sugges...
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RE: Ecodan software update. Real or scam?
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@drei When I was in local government we were of cours...
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RE: Heat Pump SCOPs – The Truth Might Not Be What You Think
Sufficient system volume is also essential for ensuring...
By Old_Scientist , 3 days ago
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RE: Flexi-Orb Heat Pump Scheme: A Game-Changer for the UK's Heat Pump Industry
As someone who has suffered from a Heat Pump installati...
By DREI , 3 days ago
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
I’ve also got a dual fuel Rangemaster. We originally ha...
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RE: Octopus tariffs - a quick comparison
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