Last seen: Sep 19, 2024
@transparent My wife and I have just been out for a meal with some close friends. My friend, who works for NG, made me aware of quite an interesting...
@transparent If the electricity supply industry and grid was still state owned, then renewable generation make take precedence over other forms of g...
@hcas What you also need to consider is that unless there is a vast increase in renewable energy production and storage capacity, that if most house...
What work was carried out on your system? Did the people carrying out the work not test the systems operation after the work was completed? If possib...
When a gas fired generating unit is operating in open cycle, its efficiency will probably be in the order of 35% to 36%. This is because only the gene...
Setting 2 is possibly used to get the remaining thermal energy from the heat exchanger within the heat pump after the compressor has stopped. Settin...
@neilrobertson The majority of heat pumps in the UK are Air to Water (A2W), which makes quantifying the thermal energy output easier by installing a...
Whilst what you state may seem huge compared to a home battery storage system, it is probably just a drop in the ocean compared to the storage capacit...
Hi Neil, I presume that you live in the USA and have what we in the UK would call an Air to Air (A2A) heating system, in that when in heating mode it...
The more I read about the possible problems and limitations with home battery storage systems, the more I am convinced that the money would be better ...
The parameter FSV #4051 should contain the value 0, 1 or 2, so you are probably looking at the displayed result rather than the actual set value. To c...
@david999 According to the manual for the controller under Field Setting Value, the 'Inverter Pump Installation' is a field option, which means it m...
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RE: Is your heat pump insured?
My home insurance renewal is due soon meaning I am doin...
By cathodeRay , 3 hours ago
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RE: Planning Permission May 2025
Fair enough. I have read the legislation and MCS020a ...
By JamesPa , 6 hours ago
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RE: Share Your Experiences with Heat Pump Manufacturer Support
Ive called most of them over the years. By far the best...
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RE: Octopus Cosy & Octopus EV + bidirectional smart tariff, together. What, eh?
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RE: ASHP heat output monitoring
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By cathodeRay , 1 day ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
this document extensively describes (in a non-blame, ne...
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RE: Why do we need pressurised systems?
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RE: 300 Liter Tank - Do I have to heat it all?
Cross references for @martingale Background discussi...
By Transparent , 3 days ago
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@ecobaker May I ask a question of you please. I too hav...
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It's unclear to me how the Smart Control project work b...
By Transparent , 4 days ago
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RE: Have Consumers Been Lied to About the Efficiency of Heat Pumps Made in China?
@pavel, this isn't about discrediting Chinese products....
By Mars , 4 days ago
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
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RE: Is this just haze or something more?
I think the present somewhat cooler hazy days show the ...
By Judith , 6 days ago
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RE: My misgivings about installing ASHP and solar panels via the ECO4 scheme...
All noted and accepted and as I say I am sorry that you...
By JamesPa , 6 days ago
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I think it is very much me that is sitting outside the ...
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