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@misterb lol. That’s exactly my situation too. My battery is huawei, I’ll have a look at the fog star thanks.
@delt I think also the levels of insulation in a house come into play. I corresponded with one user who used the same amount of kWh with a heat pump a...
@misterb thanks. I think that mirrors my thoughts. What you say about bigger batteries is interesting. I have a 5kWh battery, it’s a modular sys...
This is actually quite an interesting problem and highlights the difference between efficiency and cost. Heat pumps are most efficient at low flow ...
@jamespa apologises, I did virtually paraphase everything you said earlier 🤣 @notechknowhow as James mentioned, it might be a good idea to ...
@notechknowhow I dont sorry Andy, but your order of priority would be to heat as much as your hot water via the solar thermal first, then the divert...
@notechknowhow I think that is the reason why there is not FIT entry then. Shame, but i guess the owners already had thermal solar and didnt see the p...
@notechknowhow Ive downloaded the full datafile now, but i cant find anything of that installation size. That either means it isnt on the FIT registe...
@notechknowhow Have you seen this Youtube video BTW. It looks like your control unit?
@notechknowhow Sorry, I wasnt clear there I was talking about the PV solar panels as Jamespa points out. There is a register of all FIT installations ...
@notechknowhow If the solar panels were installed when the bungalow was built you could be in for a pleaseant surprise. 🙂
@misterb The deal is that the solar panel providers get the FIT payments so he can do what he likes with the produced electricity (use it or lose i...
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