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@boblochinver You could look at getting a second inverter string, thereby allowing you to get maximum out of your array? I have 2 strings plus a micro...
@mike-patrick Can I use my cheap charging period for anything other than charging my car? Of course! During this four hour period, any el...
@mike-patrick I've only seen EDF which use a specific charger. The rest seem to do it by making the tariff at midnight to very early so people don't h...
@mike-patrick honestly it's no work. The solar inverter controls everything for me. Excess power, diverts to battery then it just draws from battery b...
@boblochinver I expect I have a bigger set of panels than you - 8.4kw of panels and I also had 7kwh of battery, which I expanded in July to 14.2kwh. ...
@boblochinver so far this year generated 6,700kw, we have used 4,227kw, but only purchased 836kw - battery supplied 1,391kw (33% of total demand). F...
@derek-m I am waiting for my Octopus Go smart meter so I can take advantage of their Go tariff. 5p for 4 hrs a night and 15p for the rest of the day. ...
As a note to everyone I've adjusted the weather compensation downwards as it was a collective opinion it was too high. We shall see how it fares with ...
I signed up for octopus last month: Octopus Price Promise July 2021 v1 Fixed term ends 30/09/2023 Tariff rate: 18p/kWh Standing charge: 23.06p/...
@rv3 when in doubt - double check with the local council planners
I believe the planning permission applies to the sound from the unit Planning permission, rules for air source heat pumps:As part of Permitted Devel...
@derek-m We've considered MVHR before, however I've seen that the gains are pretty negligible in terms of cost vs payback. Given our main room is the ...
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
They could, and should have allowed storage on the DC s...
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@trebor12345 That screenshot suggests to me that ‘Go’ m...
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@grahamh-energy-donkey — thanks for the clarifications....
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
A good analysis with which I agree
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RE: Jokes and fun posts about heat pumps and renewables
@majordennisbloodnok Well, I can use such terms as HMRC...
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
I'd picked up that there was a leak coming from around ...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
Great info. Thank you. Regards Pete
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RE: Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS)
@jamespa A cynical view but, I fear that it is a fair ...
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RE: Samsung heat pump - data cable issue
That's well done. Cable is the correct type (LIYCY = 2x...
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RE: Electricity price predictions
I agree, we will find out at the next budget whether th...
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
@editor I went through HG website, so should be ok for ...
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