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Last seen: Aug 23, 2026
2 x GivEnergy 9.5kWh (19kWh total) with 5kW Hybrid inverter
@ianmk13 a House Manual is on my to-do list - very good idea.
@ianmk13 I hear good things about HA /Predbat on the GivE forums, but am wary of going down the Pi rabbit-hole because of usability / maintainability ...
@broadsman I was considering Planet because I wanted better controls than MELcloud...
@broadsman I am giving Havenwise a go - I have an Ecodan and Mixergy and the latter seems to have a mind of its own. I suspect that the Ecodan and Mi...
@toodles @ianmk13 there is software available (My Energy Optimiser) that analyses your usage, solar generation, battery capacity etc and based on the ...
Not sure you need the "re". Caleferator sounds fine to me. Shortened to Cally. Mind you, it's bound to sound offensive in some language...
All of the above I agree with - but @editor I imagine started this thread to see if the name we have could be hindering the adoption of the technology...
@jamespa Yes of course you are correct. I was just thinking about the layman's concept of what a heat pump is doing, and at a superficial level it se...
I'm not suggesting this is a better name, but isn't it more of a Temperature pump than a Heat pump, in that it raises temperature? So it collects hea...
My neighbour (a Daily Mail reader) has just had a new boiler fitted replacing a 30 year old Potterton. She knows I have the Ecodan and am happy with ...
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
@dave, I think @jamespa has probably identified the mos...
By Mars , 2 hours ago
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@kilgorexv, I actually think doing your own calculation...
By Mars , 3 hours ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
My thought is simple. Bring it on and bring on plug in...
By JamesPa , 17 hours ago
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RE: Heat Geek mini store vs pump size
Yes I agree, that’s why Heat Geek have most likely sele...
By Tomtheheatingengineer , 1 day ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@chandykris Swings and Roundabouts, you win some…. ...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
@majordennisbloodnok @tomtheheatingengineer For my ...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
There is scope for product development here. I for one...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Is the "divide by 2900" rule still valid?
Really flow rate is a pipework limitation not a water p...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation
@burtis, I’ve followed this thread pretty much from the...
By Mars , 5 days ago
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RE: Starting Our Heat Pump Journey: 1962 build 3 bed detached house
First time poster here but I can share my experience as...
By SCH , 5 days ago
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RE: Is it the house or the equipment?
...which, I've found out, is pretty much impossible to ...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 6 days ago
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