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It appears that being cryptic and confusing is a job requirement for heat pump manual writers. I can't understand why most manuals (irrespective of th...
@kev-m, no I've not had that issue. There are other apps around if you want to give them a try. We only need about 10 seconds of recording.
It's an interesting question about whether Octopus Energy will apply the same criteria for heat pumps as they did for PV systems when it comes to MCiS...
That’s really, because I’ve been mulling something similar in my mind about our system. I would, however, be very interested to hear your rationale on...
Apart from what’s already been said, in some ASHP models, there's a preheating function that can activate in anticipation of potential heating demand....
This is another call for ASHP noise videos as per the brief above. Still waiting for one more to complete the first video. I’m hoping now that the fes...
@derek-m, our neighbour has a Tesla battery (with a gateway) coupled to his PV, and with the 2-3 second mini outages, it turns everything off because ...
Thanks Derek. I understand the need for the grid to protect itself, but it's very frustrating that these outages even occur on "perfect" days. I'...
@Morgan, try this one:
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