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RE: My experience with 3 heat pump surveys: Heat Geek, British Gas & Octopus

@jords thank you for an informative description of your ASHP investigations. I've had a Mitsubishi Ecodan installed for just over 2 years now and am ...

2 weeks ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Which temperature sensor for a Steibel buffer and Ecodan?

@ashp-bobba many thanks for the information. I have found the manual which has the numbers PAC-IF71B-E -IF2B-E and IF3B-E on the front - not sure w...

1 month ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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Which temperature sensor for a Steibel buffer and Ecodan?
2 months ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?

The Octopus £9/month deal sounds reasonable but I suppose they only cover their own installations...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?

That's a valid point, of course nobody wants the inconvenience. But the maintenance contract doesn't stop breakdowns, as I found out - it still took...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?

I paid around £300 to my Mitsi installer last September but very little seemed to be done apart from opening the covers and washing down the outside. ...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?

I am about to get my Mitsubishi 14kW Zubadan serviced by an independent heating engineer. In the event of a warranty claim, what evidence do the manu...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: is a home battery without an EV worth it?

@adamk apologies if my comments appeared thoughtless and I should of course have qualified my final point with "and provided you have suitable funding...

2 months ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: is a home battery without an EV worth it?

I must confess to not understanding the need to justify the business case for investing in renewables. What other capital expenditure is subject to t...

2 months ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: The Battery Battle

Coincidentally I had my solar / battery installer back today to amend the wiring to allow a manual switchover to island or off-grid mode in the event ...

2 months ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: The Battery Battle

Yes - I had my eye on a Tesla charger just N of Norwich at 52p/kWh, but our plans changed and it was no longer on our route.

2 months ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: The Battery Battle

I agree that range anxiety goes away after a few months with an EV, and I am now OK with running the SoC down below 10% on longer trips. But it's no...

2 months ago
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Energy Storage
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