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@lfranklin A water temperature that high must be your domestic hot water legionella heating cycle. It needs to heat to this temperature to kill the le...
@derek-m Thanks, I'll give that a go. The installer (along with an engineer from Joules) has promised me a visit on 23rd Feb and I've a loooong list...
@lfranklin Consumption is very much dependant on external temperature. In the recent freezing spells in December and early Jan (we're in Scottish Hi...
@lfranklin. I've a similar system to you, 2 x 12kW Samsungs controlled by Hive and 5.6kW PV array, south facing. The trouble with PV and ASHPs is t...
A window restorer recommended Demidekk products to me a while back. I've used it on some exterior woodwork and a timber shed. It goes on a treat and l...
@squeakysim I think you're right there. If you've only a brief window of cheap tariff, getting as much as you can into the battery will be the aim. S...
@squeakysim you aren't the only one. I've a 3.6kW solis inverter so this pretty much sets the limit on what the batteries can discharge. I say prett...
@soniks I feel your pain, I'm seeing consumption of that magnitude, quite often peaking at over 120kWh on really cold days. I don't have the same syst...
@squeakysim I'm far from an expert in this but what I've learned is that the rate at which batteries can accept charge (or discharge) is related to th...
@squeakysim The system was all specified by the installer. I did a bit of internet trawling research before committing, just to make sure nothing worr...
@transparent I've no cabinet covering my batteries so no, there's no internal heating. This limitation on charging when <0°C is a current discussio...
@squeakysim, I've 2 x 5kWh Puredrive (Purestorage II Hybrid) batteries coupled, via a Solis inverter, to a 5.6kW solar array. Can't offer a great deal...
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