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@dougmlancs it’s just under £15,000- 13 panels with 6kW battery…
@dougmlancs just the one quote so far… went with them as they had good reviews on TrustPilot and because they say their panels are made in the UK for ...
@allyfish thank you for your help ☺️
@allyfish another probably silly question! With octopus cosy how does it work to import/ export to and from the grid?
@allyfish great advice, thank you. The garage can get quite cold, assume this is not an issue?!
@allyfish thank you- that’s really useful. I have just spoken to the Solar company and they do up to 21kW batteries so will see what they can do on pr...
@toodles thank you- really helpful! I thought that would probably be the case… being an all electric household it makes sense! Enjoy the Winter with y...
@paul436 it’s called MSmartHome in the App Store…
@cathoderay yes- I’ve been reading mixed advice online… I’ll probably push to get the timer fitted anyway, and then I can decide whether to use it or ...
@cathoderay sorry you are Having so much trouble… it’s really not very user friendly at all, and often has a mind of its own!! I have the DHW set to 5...
@cathodeRay @Derek-M - I know that the immersion is wired completely separately. On the all for DHW water I ahead not tried the 2 options- ‘turn in TB...
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RE: Octopus Cosy Heat Pump Owners & Discussion Thread
Hush mode now released. I've not tried it yet. Should b...
By swwils , 13 minutes ago
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RE: Air-to-air heat pumps - best models and installers
Are you creating a whole new category for A2A?
By ASHP-BOBBA , 21 minutes ago
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RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?
There isn’t as far as I know, @djh, but you’re welcome ...
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RE: Can anyone explain the following behaviour with a Grant Aerona 3 R30 / Smart Controller?
Final Update. Yesterday, I was going through the moti...
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RE: How much can an east/west solar solar system be oversized?
Best performance occurs with PV string near inverter no...
By bobflux , 14 hours ago
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues
Thank you Mars for all your dedication to improvements;...
By Toodles , 17 hours ago
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RE: Who do I complain to about a poor ECO4 installation, can anyone advise?
Take it one step at a time. If you can get the dhw and...
By JamesPa , 23 hours ago
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RE: Selling 2 x Kensa Shoebox 7kw GSHP (New)
Hi Jain, we’ve got an ashp so I’m afraid we won’t be yo...
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No buffer or low loss header Grant controller in sens...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
That's an amazing job to get all that in there! A truly...
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RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
Thanks for your advice - I'll keep trying with the inst...
By JohnDwyer , 2 days ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
I am also yet to find a case where an installation that...
By Batpred , 2 days ago
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RE: British Gas vs Octopus Energy vs Heat Geek vs EDF vs Aira vs OVO vs EON.Next vs Boxt
This is what I got from OVO. At least it was quick.. ...
By Batpred , 2 days ago
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RE: IVT greenline HT Plus E - Circulation Pump Constantly On
Welcome to the forums. Irrespective of which brand yo...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: 7.5kW Heat Loss, But Quoted a 10kW Midea. No Re-Pipe, No Buffer Tank. Does This Add Up?
Oh, how I love these old scientists!I'm in with your 5 ...
By LeJamaisContent , 2 days ago
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RE: Jokes and fun posts about heat pumps and renewables
@jamespa Someone who is not easily phased I suppose.
By Toodles , 3 days ago
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@downfield Once OE had removed our gas meter and capped...
By Toodles , 3 days ago
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Living with a Low Loss Header (Or Measure For Measure, it’s All About the Pump)
I know, low loss headers (LLHs) aren’t necessarily ‘low...
By Toodles , 3 days ago
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RE: What is the main ‘dictator’ of Agile’s unit price?
After seeing umpteen negative price slots again today, ...
By ChandyKris , 3 days ago
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RE: The Reality Behind a Failed Heat Pump Installation – and an IWA Insurance Rejection
@ian-w Getting back to the problem in hand, what do yo...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
@papahuhu Generally, I leave Homely to take care of mat...
By Toodles , 4 days ago
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@judith, glad you found the story interesting. On eff...
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