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You could hire and attach a power analyser similar to the one below, or maybe you could encourage Octopus to install one for a period of time to check...
@kev-m Hi Kev, Didn't you buy her some wool and knitting needles for Christmas? 😋
@editor Have you tried a forked stick yet? 😋
Oh, you can't beat a good 'fettle'. 😋
@cathoderay I'm just completing a few file comparisons, after which I should have some suggestions to try.
You are correct. There is no common solution that meets all situations. I presume that the main limiting factors will be the minimum operating speed ...
Welcome to the forum. Your problem is not unique, and will no doubt be suffered by virtually all ASHP owners during milder weather conditions. My or...
One thing that you cannot do is build a box around your ASHP, since it would prevent it from working efficiently, make it work harder which would make...
@cathoderay I have been delving ever deeper into the Python code, with a few interesting results, details of which I will provide shortly. Have yo...
You should not require back up heaters at only -1C, more like -10C. Ideally you should not need back up heaters at all, since their use will make your...
If you have a vented hot water cylinder, then you will probably have a supply tank in the loft, which will have a ball cock valve supplied from your w...
Do they then charge you £300 to disconnect your gas supply? 🙄
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