Last seen: Jul 6, 2025
@toodles regarding the actual cost of power on the Agile tariff, are you aware of the OctopusCompare app? This gives you your actual half-hourly usag...
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...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@old_scientist I found the switching between tariff jus...
By Toodles , 2 hours ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
Have a read of my previous posts on so-called Balcony S...
By Lucia , 5 hours ago
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@editor @bart Hi, I can see a few problems with your in...
By Brendon Uys , 8 hours ago
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RE: Ecodan consuming 100kwh per day in new build!!!
Well at least that solves the mystery of where the exce...
By JamesPa , 9 hours ago
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RE: Compressor attempts start but fails - Nibe Fighter 2005 8kW
"To tell you the truth, I don't know if HAL is homicida...
By Scalextrix , 10 hours ago
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RE: Location of hot water isolation valve on cylinder
@rossowheels if you isolate the water supply in it will...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 1 day ago
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The Importance of Radiator Balancing for Efficient Heating: Introducing the Flow Regulating Valve
It’s fascinating to watch how low-temperature heating i...
By Mars , 1 day ago
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RE: Servicing Hitachi HP in rural Somerset
I'd give GreenGenUK a call or email them: sales@greenge...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Heating coming on when not required
I played with a max heating temp but there is a world o...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Pressure drop Primary circuit
I've always regarded topping up heating systems as my j...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Heat pump solutions and/or installer recommendations for France
I’d travel to France for work if you were struggling wi...
By Damon Blakemore , 2 days ago
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RE: 5 Star Service from Havenwise
That's always a danger with any new good idea, @morgan....
By Majordennisbloodnok , 3 days ago
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Have your say in the Renewable Heating Hub Awards
It’s time to celebrate the best (and call out the worst...
By Mars , 3 days ago
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RE: Mitsubishi cycling while on chilled water output
@iaack yes there's no denying that cold air sinks! I s...
By downfield , 3 days ago
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RE: Weather compensated secondary circuits with Biomass
@andycoo that flooring sounds ideal. Extra volume is ...
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