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Ours was okish, still did better than last year August. We generated a little over 500 kWh. But, with the savings sessions, free weekend electricity, ...
Looks like not much change in electricity prices in the current price cap announcement. Assuming Octopus have already done their forecast prior to Ofg...
@toodles Yes, kind of. If we hadn't plugged in the EV, we would have just used the solar we generate.
Not sure if the free hour of electricity will run every weekend. But, I added extra charge on the car, some extra hot water, baking etc done. If like ...
@papahuhu Only couple of bedrooms and potentially one downstairs living room. The other downstairs open plan living dining kitchen has far too much gl...
@tim441 Our annual usage is about 3000 kWh for the heat pump, 1300 kWh for the EV and about 3500 for other household. I tend not to discharge from the...
@tim441 That's so true about doing things differently with more knowledge. But, I am glad I discovered this community before we installed our ASHP. Lo...
@tim441 Two reasons, the panels are South West facing. Plus, lots of clipping due to the 3.6 kW inverter. Our DNO approved only 6 kW export, and given...
What a month it has been for solar! We saw our best ever generation with excess of 700 kWh, even higher than last June. Sunny wise, probably June was ...
@peterackstraw What's the calculated heat loss for your property? Ours is a relatively new build with a heat loss of about 6 kW for approx 200 sqm hou...
@trebor12345 20% does sound excessive. Gemini suggests daily standby consumption of around 500 Wh to 800 Wh for a Powerwall, so yours seems to be much...
@trebor12345 I don't have a Tesla, but my Growatt inverter consumes about 30 wH on standby mode. So, over 5 hours it loses about 1%. In winter, this w...
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RE: Problems with sizing a replacement for a Viessmann Vitocal 200-S
I’m really liking reading through this thread and the r...
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Thank you @trebor12345
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RE: Where heat loss surveys seem to go against practical reality
@rob-of-york — I have total energy delivered plus separ...
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RE: 7kW EV Charger Options Advice
@rusty Looks like there’s plenty of room in there for a...
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Panasonic Free Multi Z and Etherea Internal units.
My prospective installers have suggested the Panasonic ...
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RE: Next steps on my ASHP journey: Radiators and Pipework
Great. You just need to find a way of cranking up your...
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RE: Heat Pumps Without Grants: Would You Have Installed One & Will You Now?
We had two heat pumps installed without Govt funding. H...
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My Adapt is finally installed and running! Almost a yea...
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RE: Being screwed over by Volkswagen Audi Group
Thanks, @batpred. That integration is the one I have in...
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
@batpred I suspect it will be more this year. I had 9 ...
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RE: Surface mount or bury primaries for heat pump installation?
@jamespa It's rusting 🙂
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RE: Glass lined Cylinder for private water supply
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It’s been out a few days and Amazon has already attache...
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