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RE: Powerwall 3 or Myenergi or something else?

A few comments: 1 MCS - my solar/battery installer wasn't accredited initially and I couldn't open an export tariff with Octopus until they were. ...

2 months ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?

Very interesting! I have noticed that the Octopus meter reading department and the tariff department don't exchange data because I have been on Agile...

2 months ago
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Your Home
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?

We have a regular water meter which was installed when the property was converted in 1991. After about 10 years, the meter failed and was replaced. ...

2 months ago
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Your Home
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RE: Double or Triple Glazed Windows?

As I have reported elsewhere, we replaced all our glass with vacuum glazing from LandVac last year. We were fortunate to have smallish wooden frames ...

3 months ago
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Insulation
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RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling

This is how my system is arranged, with a three port valve that switches the HP flow either directly to the DHW or to the buffer when in heating /cool...

3 months ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: Wattson has landed!

@editor No objection from me to using AI if it spreads the word. I personally use Perplexity quite a bit and find it helpful. But as others have m...

3 months ago
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Introductions, Forum Rules & Updates
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RE: Daikin - octopus -cooling

@pie_eater Try asking the Perplexity AI engine how to turn on cooling on your specific model. It's available through your web browser or as a free iO...

3 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Daikin - octopus -cooling

@comfortablehomeseeker I have the usual combination of insulation under the suspended ground floor and no insulation where pipes are in the heated spa...

3 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Mitsubishi cycling while on chilled water output

@iaack yes there's no denying that cold air sinks! I suppose that's why aircon units are mounted high up. The Jaga units are able to produce quite ...

3 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Mitsubishi cycling while on chilled water output

@jamespa I am not in principle against removing the buffer - my main concern is system volume. The Jaga rads hold very little water - less than a li...

4 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Mitsubishi cycling while on chilled water output

On the buffer tank issue, I use Perplexity more and more as a search engine and I asked it whether a 3 pipe buffer would be a good compromise for both...

4 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Mitsubishi cycling while on chilled water output

Thanks - I will try this when the loft temp goes down a bit!

4 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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