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@Jeff, I find the subject of pipework a contentious one and I'm not a fan of blanket statements. I'm not a plumbing expert but can only speak from o...
Wow. Our heat pump is lucky to get to 30litres/minute. Does this mean you need larger, more powerful distribution pumps?
@derek-m, can you please refresh my memory which heat curve you’d suggested for us..
Do you know what wholesale prices need to drop below in order to fall below the current imposed tariff cap? Is it likely that by April/May there’ll be...
I wonder what the new date will be when we have a new chancellor on Friday 😂
That’s a good question about DT. Maybe @grahamh can shed some light on this.
I think you’re right - imagine what our energy consumption would be like without them 😂
@batalto, we run at about 500W/hour, but things spike as an average with the dishwasher, dryer and the oven, which really pulls us up and drags us upw...
@derek-m, they’ve got a smart metre and he was reading the data off the inverter which was something like 1/2 kWh more than the total of all their pan...
@derek-m, I think writing an article would be a great idea. I strongly feel we need better information for homeowners to force installers to do jobs p...
That’s spot on Derek. All heat pumps have weather compensation. Ours too, but it’s disabled because the central control panel was installed in the wro...
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Interesting read and MCS are as you say, beyond useless...
By benson , 4 hours ago
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
@pash44pump I'm going to leave this mostly to @catho...
By JamesPa , 5 hours ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
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By Jeff , 6 hours ago
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RE: Ecodan & MelCloud scheduling
Yes, the 2 are separate. To add to the complex desig...
By HCas , 1 day ago
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
I think there may be a little confusion in the wording ...
By Old_Scientist , 2 days ago
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I should clarify that the FoxESS web interface is not l...
By Old_Scientist , 2 days ago
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RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
Previous was vented and I needed a shower pump and a ve...
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RE: Mitsu Wireless Controller and MelCloud
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RE: Why so many sigenergi installer recommendations?
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RE: Flexi-Orb Heat Pump Scheme: A Game-Changer for the UK's Heat Pump Industry
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RE: Octopus replacing the fixed 15p/kWh export rate with a market tracking one
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RE: Heat Pump Books For Beginners – Bodge Buster & From Zero To Heat Pump Hero
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By Mars , 3 days ago
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
@editor Hi Mars, We have just installed a Grant Aerona...
By GrahamF , 4 days ago
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RE: Sanity check please. Battery storage and inverter sizing.
There are MCS guidelines about how close to the edge/ri...
By Old_Scientist , 4 days ago
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RE: Balancing financial efficiency and comfort using the Octopus Cosy tariff
I estimated our usage on the following basis. The mos...
By Old_Scientist , 4 days ago
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@editor Something changed in this last 12 months, they ...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 5 days ago
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
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RE: Powerwall 3 or Myenergi or something else?
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RE: Mitsubishi PAR-WT60R-E Wireless Controller installation
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