Last seen: Sep 19, 2024
Hi Emma, Don't worry about asking questions, it what we are here for. It also helps keep me out of mischief. 😋 1) For the heat pump to operate, i...
@transparent TOU tariffs may seem like an excellent idea, but I suspect that the vast majority of consumers would not be able to afford the necessar...
@transparent I fully understand about hedging and how the half hourly electricity trading market works with every generator being paid the highest p...
I'm afraid that is one question that I cannot answer, because I don't know how your system is wired and configured to operate. All I can say is that i...
@transparent I appreciate that the actual energy suppliers are not making vast profits if any. I know that Octopus claim to not be making a profit a...
To carryout a defrost cycle the heat pump requires heat energy, which in a system without a PHE it obtains from continuing to pass a volume of warm wa...
I suspect that there is still a, unaccounted for, large difference.
Hi Everyone, The article from Graham Hendra, posted by HughF under the '12kW Samsung gen 6' heading, has saved me from having to write reams in expl...
@jeff What I find difficult to reconcile, and also find an explanation, is the large difference in electricity prices from different sources. Corn...
@craig1980 Hi Craig, PWM stands for Pulse Width Modulation, it is a type of control signal used quite often to vary the speed of pump motors and t...
@transparent Harnessing the force of gravity can be highly useful, provided you don't have to pump the water up in the first place.
@batalto I am surprised that there is not more electricity generation utilising the power of the UK's rivers. Even fairly slow moving rivers, using ...
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