Last seen: May 16, 2025
@derek-m Sorry misunderstood. No, the power diverter does not take power from the battery at any point. It only takes power when a) the battery is at ...
Some fascinating points made. My iBoost is playing nicely with the Powerwall. Today, for example, the PW algorithm charged my battery to 75% last nigh...
@batalto Great. That’s the most helpful consumption chart I’ve seen. Thank you.
@derek-m I have all that detail comprehensively produced for the quote so am content that it’s been calculated correctly - or, like car manufacturers ...
@derek-m The demand is 19000, the HP is a 12kWh unit and the projected annual usage is 6058 kWh. The difficulty is knowing what the likely winter mont...
I’ve had a PowerWall for 3 weeks now, solar panels on the FIT schemes (and no, it doesn’t invalidate your FIT payments) and an EV. I’ve been signed up...
Excellent point and well made. The calculations I did for solar panels and the battery were easy with the buying decision simple. With an ASHP I'm fin...
@derek-m Yes I have had the calculations. I then had some inspiration - I downloaded the Octopus gas consumption data for last year, converted cubic g...
Thanks that's helpful. Have you come across a daily profile of actual heat pump use in kWh anywhere? I can find indicative monthly totals only. I've b...
Hello. I've had solar panels for 12 years and therefore recieve the higher FIT payments - the install cost paid for itself in 6 years even factoring i...
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RE: My misgivings about installing ASHP and solar panels via the ECO4 scheme...
If thats the case then I might be selective over what I...
By JamesPa , 20 minutes ago
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RE: Commencing on an ASHP Installation Process
@sheriff-fatman good luck, and yes, please document you...
By Mars , 20 minutes ago
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RE: How not to install a heat pump
You are right. Thinking on this has evolved over the p...
By JamesPa , 12 hours ago
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RE: Vaillant AroTherm Plus 7kW
Thanks for the comprehensive write-up, I am considering...
By Scalextrix , 13 hours ago
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@ashp-bobba ‘Wattson, how many grammes of Co2 are you r...
By Toodles , 14 hours ago
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RE: DHW SET UP with Samsung gen 5
Thats good news indeed, you are very likely almost ther...
By JamesPa , 15 hours ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
Ain't consumerism wonderful! Just because EVs could b...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 16 hours ago
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RE: Plate heat exchanger considerations
As far as I can tell my vented system would have a peak...
By Scalextrix , 17 hours ago
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RE: Air Changes per Hour - ACH and the MCS requirement
There have been a few discussions dotted around (e.g. I...
By Declan90 , 20 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
Having made some enquiries locally I have found a compa...
By Morgan , 22 hours ago
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RE: I don't need any heating in the summer. How do I turn my Samsung heat pump off?
Thats great Someone else is struggling with this in a...
By JamesPa , 23 hours ago
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@bart Best of luck moving forward, I look forward to he...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 2 days ago
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RE: Ecodan EMP2 kit - is it any good?
Please note: heat meter accuracy at 95+% is as long as ...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 2 days ago
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RE: Flow Rate & Low Loss Headers
Houses with reasonably low loss aren't going to require...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
If it's running on WC then at night it's quite likely t...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: Jokes and fun posts about heat pumps and renewables
@majordennisbloodnok That’s OK as long as the ‘Terminol...
By Toodles , 4 days ago
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RE: RDSAP10 effect on existing heat pump EPC rating?
@aaron All features were in place for the last several ...
By AF1 , 4 days ago
