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@transparent OK, thats clear. I didnt pay a lot of attention to the details but I knew it was to prevent export from both the panels and the battery a...
@transparent Im not clear of the actual connections, I just know that the DNO would allow the batteries connected like this and not AC coupled as usua...
No suggestions for this? If we talk generally about LiFePO4 batteries and I wanted to get the most capacity I could without compromising the batteri...
@transparent Thanks for looking at all this, hope the floor went well. I neglected to mention that my battery is DC coupled, I hope that doesnt change...
@raiph Actually the 2 water law thing does make sense as the UFH would need different flow temps to the radiators and if there is no mixer valve then ...
@raiph I forgot to ask how your radiators are set up. Hopefully no Thermostatic Radiator Valves. They should be balanced using the flow valves to get ...
@raiph Im not sure what the difference is between the two options Ralph, but Ive just checked and mine is also set to WL1. You definitely want to redu...
I dont know if this is the answer, but could it be that the heat at the back of the radiator is trapped close to and in the wall whereas at the front ...
@irmartini Ive looked into this further and I think that the minimum 5kWh solar production is in fact the battery charge as it is DC coupled and the s...
@transparent Well they sound promising, SOC isnt crucial to me, but its nice to have. Im hoping to get a timber frame shell up early next year and the...
@transparent It was really the SOC I was interested in 🙂 but with a bigger battery that wouldnt be so critical. I suppose it wouldnt be the end of...
@raiph OK Ralph, we do indeed have very similar systems on the same tariff, so the good news is you should be able to get your bills to something appr...
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