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@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 ...
@derek-m we already have 200mm of rockwool between the floors. It's more just an issue that the top of the house is super insulated so hangs onto heat...
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@bontwoody me too. I've contacted Heat Geek today, and ...
By Mars , 23 minutes ago
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New heat pump heating system underperforming in Italy... Advice needed!
hi all, first post! I've just renovated a house in sout...
By robinlawrie , 1 hour ago
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RE: Anyone still weathering it out with Agile?
I went to Agile when I had solar installed July last ye...
By NJT , 15 hours ago
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
Yes, I was aware the “smart” part is the same tech used...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 16 hours ago
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RE: Mitsu Wireless Controller and MelCloud
Well it has now become obvious that the installation of...
By DavidAlgarve , 1 day ago
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
@heat-pump-newbie as I suspected. I measure/monitor my ...
By Old_Scientist , 2 days ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
Whilst you're busy installing services (pipes and wires...
By Transparent , 2 days ago
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
@editor I know it was formally announced at Ish the oth...
By PatrickVito , 3 days ago
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@moman0311 welcome to the forums. I've received your em...
By Mars , 3 days ago
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RE: Thermostat for Ideal Logic Air with 3 zone support
No harm at all in plumbing it as 3 zones, I would have ...
By JamesPa , 4 days ago
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RE: ASHP heat output monitoring
@carlo I see there is a discussion in Facebook user gro...
By Tim441 , 4 days ago
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RE: Flexi-Orb Heat Pump Scheme: A Game-Changer for the UK's Heat Pump Industry
MCS have set a potential trap in the new version of MCS...
By JamesPa , 5 days ago
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RE: Who has a V2G EV installation
General comment on battery care... I guess if ev is on ...
By Tim441 , 6 days ago
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@old_scientist like for like comparisons are almost imp...
By Tim441 , 6 days ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@old_scientist There is an option in the Tesla app that...
By Toodles , 6 days ago
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RE: Octopus Cosy & Octopus EV + bidirectional smart tariff, together. What, eh?
@old_scientist me too. Just installed my new heat pump ...
By Eliuccio , 1 week ago
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RE: Is your heat pump insured?
Yup just spoke to Privilege to inform them of my impend...
By Scalextrix , 1 week ago
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues
Just to keep everyone in the loop, as the site continue...
By Mars , 1 week ago
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RE: Fast DHW setting on Midea (Clivet) heat pump
@simon-w, is this something you could potentially assis...
By Mars , 1 week ago
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RE: Share Your Experiences with Heat Pump Manufacturer Support
Fwiw I called my installer out for the first time a few...
By JamesPa , 1 week ago