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@peter269 as luck would have it a new post with underground insulated pipes, presumabley MCS installed as its a new build. looks like you have se...
@peter269 I havent gone down the MCS route Peter, so Ive pretty much done as I want. Are they really stipulating the size of the cylinder based on the...
Hi Peter My first thought is why if you have managed with a 100l cylinder are they insisting you have a larger one? At the end of the day it is your...
It’s a bit left of field but could your 3 port valve be a mid position three port valve? Does the CH side of it get hot when DHW is on?
@declan90 Too true, balancing the grid must be a tricky job. My experience was that the DNO wasnt overly keen on getting into a conversation with me, ...
Sorry Declan, those sorts of issues are beyond my level of expertise. I would hope that companies like Solaredge and Huawei would maintaince parts for...
@derek-m apologises I was in a rush and abbreviating. I will insert 'coupled' into the relevent paces in my post 🙂 Update seems I cant actual edit t...
There is an additional consideration if the DNO has to be consulted. An AC battery can discharge to the grid independently of the solar panels which c...
@cookie197 The topping up strategy with the woodburner will work just fine. Since you will want most of your heat in the living room, a wood burner...
@cookie197 Morning, You will need a hot water tank, but be careful about the 'standard' variety. HPs need a bigger heating coil or a heat exchanger...
I think there are a couple of important factors to add to cathodeRay's assessment. Since your house is well insulated, your heat losses will be low an...
Update: Installer has given me the required permissions to set Time of Use on the battery. He had to create a sub company under his company and put me...
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