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@toodles The major problem is that the generating companies, the energy traders, the national grid, the DNO's and the electricity supply companies a...
It is not just the fact that electrical energy needs to be moved from A to B, but also the quantity that needs to be moved at any given time. My perso...
@toodles Rather than encouraging consumers to use more energy, in an ideal World excess generation should be being stored in bulk storage battery sy...
I suspect that James has misinterpreted (which is not difficult to do) the text in the manual concerning the WL settings. With regard to the PWM cont...
I think that balancing the heat emitters is probably more difficult than setting the WC curve, the important aspect is not to try to rush either. As...
It should still be possible to set up your system so that it operates smoothly in weather compensation mode, without the benefit of a homely system.
I think that you are wrong, the cycling still occurs with the buffer tank isolated. Ian and I went through all this months ago.
Since being installed over 10 years ago, our 4kWp solar PV system has generated electrical energy every day, the maximum was over 25kWh, while the min...
As far as orientation of the panels is concerned it depends upon your primary objective. If you wish to maximise generation, then South facing would p...
You will require solar panels containing bypass diodes, which basically 'bypass' the shaded panels, or even the shaded portion of an individual panel....
@iantelescope Potable water is fit for human consumption, drinking, cooking etc.
@marvinator80 I don't know about the rules in Scotland, but I think that planning permission would be required since you also have a heat pump.
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