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@johnnyb I have a Growatt, and I download my half hourly data from Octopus and analyse it every month. Other than peak winter when heat pump is runnin...
Batteries have been a great investment for us. They definitely help us keep the costs under control in the winter. Who knows how long the EV tariffs w...
@wally Hope your issues are sorted out soon. We have an Aira heat pump and hope my thoughts can help with some of your issues. For context, we have ...
Thanks @jamespa
@gruff2001 Our Growatt 13 kWh system charges about 11.7 kWh (from 10% to full) and then discharges about 10.4 kWh back to 10%. Given that the HP is on...
Agree with @majordennisbloodnok on the setbacks. We have a heat pump, EV, solar and battery storage. Our Aira heat pump was installed in January, and ...
Aira called me back today, but not sure we got to the actual problem. The support agent was just saying that if I am happy to set the manual schedule ...
Thanks @gmuzz @mikeh They still mention on the app that it if you choose smart tariff control they will shift DHW to off peak. They should at least...
Has anyone tried using the Smart Tariff Control on the Aira app? I set it up yesterday, but it randomly ran the DHW cycle during peak-rate electricity...
I was discussing the same with the family and a friend after seeing potential axing of the BUS grant on the news. Financially, installing the HP with ...
@trungdong It is on my list of things to do during the Christmas break. I was going to ring/email their customer service and check. If I remember corr...
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