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RE: Octopus Energy - Free Electricity!

@toodles The major problem is that the generating companies, the energy traders, the national grid, the DNO's and the electricity supply companies a...

2 years ago

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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring, Electrics & Providers

RE: Locational electricity pricing

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...

2 years ago

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Government Schemes, Regulations, Training, Planning & Organisations

RE: Octopus Energy - Free Electricity!

@toodles Rather than encouraging consumers to use more energy, in an ideal World excess generation should be being stored in bulk storage battery sy...

2 years ago

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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring, Electrics & Providers

RE: My horrific Samsung heat pump installation and experience

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...

2 years ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: My horrific Samsung heat pump installation and experience

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...

2 years ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: My horrific Samsung heat pump installation and experience

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.

2 years ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: My horrific Samsung heat pump installation and experience

I think that you are wrong, the cycling still occurs with the buffer tank isolated. Ian and I went through all this months ago.

2 years ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

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...

2 years ago

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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)

RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

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...

2 years ago

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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)

RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

You will require solar panels containing bypass diodes, which basically 'bypass' the shaded panels, or even the shaded portion of an individual panel....

2 years ago

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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)

RE: My horrific Samsung heat pump installation and experience

@iantelescope Potable water is fit for human consumption, drinking, cooking etc.

2 years ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Opinions please on me putting a 2.5kW roof mounted turbine on my garage - am I mad?

@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.

2 years ago

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