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@transparent and others have addressed this before in the forum. RCDs are concerned with disconnecting a circuit when it leaks to earth (to protect...
I have been making the same point whenever I hear people raising concerns about fossil fuel prices and arguing for lower taxation. Also the fact tha...
I believe the concept of paying the price of the highest bidder works as long as the carbon emissions price is adjusted to account for the damage it i...
I hear that can work very well. It is probably easier to keep secure than the average wifi repeater.. I use my Home assistant more like a lab, so wi...
Yes, it is a good observation I had not heard before. Targeting oil and gas infrastructure is an act that does not attract the same scrutiny. Not lo...
I assumed you were joking here. Hence my joke about a data centre in planning consultation stage: the backup diesel generators are so large that th...
@chandykris Thanks for sharing your thinking. It made me think how many factors need to be considered to optimise the tariffs when you have so much...
@chandykris My octopus intelligent go is fixed at 7p. Do you mean if you now want to get a fixed intelligent go, it increased? Flux not being av...
@jamespa And it seems some of the nasty public cloud data centres are also in the futures market to buy diesel. Going by the rumours around the pub...
@transparent 😀 Clearly there are risks involved in any business transaction. I can see how this could work but remain curious about the ...
I meant plug-in like just to connect to a socket. We do not have Leroy here, but B&Q seems to have tried a similar approach. I see that in F...
@majordennisbloodnok My stance as a contributor is to add to the debate. I do not have multiple hats, so no danger of one hat being used to pursue ...
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
@jeff hefty read… exhausted now, but will admit I skimm...
By Mars , 5 hours ago
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Grant Aerona R290 15.5kw Heat Pump
Does anyone have the Grant Aerona 15.5kw heat pump and ...
By willow345 , 6 hours ago
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RE: Grant 10kW versus Samsung 12kW - sizing dilemma with ECO4 installation
@tobyg - what has your experience been with the Grant 1...
By willow345 , 6 hours ago
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No corrosion inhibitors detected in system fluid. No fr...
By phowardstutterheim , 6 hours ago
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RE: Heat pump Surge protection
@transparent I do so appreciate your contribution on th...
By DavidAlgarve , 8 hours ago
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RE: Daikin high temperature heat pump
@gajolos I heard back from Daikin, and they explained t...
By Mars , 11 hours ago
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RE: Aerotherm 12+12kw cascade huge power utilisation
@editor This is really crazy. I can sort of understan...
By JamesPa , 19 hours ago
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Or just add any further discussion to the other thread....
By cathodeRay , 20 hours ago
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RE: NIBE Heat Pump Warranty: What's an Adequate Engineer Attendance Time?
@hughmark, great to hear. Fingers crossed that it’s sor...
By Mars , 1 day ago
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RE: Samsung Gen 7 16kW Integrated unit Modbus monitoring
@johnnyb HI,I have an integrated unit with all componen...
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
@papahuhu Ironical isn’t it? The last few days, the ‘Ag...
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RE: Setback savings - fact or fiction?
I answered that days back, I even provided a summary of...
By RobS , 1 day ago
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RE: If a heat pump can only heat DHW to 50C then what? Issue with 18KW Heliotherm heat pump
I must say that this install is sounding more and more ...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@chandykris Thanks, that’s a fair point and I agree th...
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RE: The law of unintended consequences....
Oh Thank you Major, I was just beginning to wonder wher...
By Toodles , 4 days ago
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues
I know that the notifications are being delivered now w...
By Mars , 4 days ago
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RE: Advice needed after a successful "leftfield" experiment.....
@pauli I have sent a direct message with the financial ...
By ChandyKris , 4 days ago
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RE: Octopus Cosy 12 Heat Pump Regret: Incredibly Loud, Poor Heating & Constant Hum - Help!
Does it disappear when the heat pump is off? What abou...
By JamesPa , 4 days ago
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RE: Fitting heat pump plumbing and pipes in advance?
Great tips, thanks. The PEX/Al/PEX option sounds much m...
By Jonatan , 4 days ago
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RE: Struggling to get CoP above 3 with 6 kw Ecodan ASHP
Those control valves on the UFH manifold could be an is...
By Travellingwave , 4 days ago
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RE: Daikin Altherma 3 LT compressor longevity question
Up to a point yes. However every heat pump (and every ...
By JamesPa , 4 days ago
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RE: New Build ASHP Defects - Looking for Advice, Support & Shared Experiences
Is that a single pair only? If so it may be part if th...
By JamesPa , 4 days ago
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@batpred, you’re quite right; it does work well. I don’...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 4 days ago
