Last seen: Sep 16, 2025
The first informal estimate I got was £7,000 + VAT. With two inverters and the installation.
@derek-m, that's good to know. We're currently idling at around 400W during the day when we're working with computers on and with various batteries ch...
@dak51, very interesting and I look forward to hearing what the outcome and level of support will be. Please keep us updated.
Out of curiosity, with the heat pump switch off, what does everyone's home idle at in terms go electricity consumption (keeping things like fridges, c...
@majordennisbloodnok, are you going to try and get your system working offline? We're looking at Givenergy's solution with two 8.2kW batteries that...
@prjohn, kerosene in our neck of the woods is 80p, but I suspect it’ll go over £1 soon. Had no idea that gas had risen that steeply. I can see why thi...
@batalto, interesting. I remember now you had the Pylontech batteries. Can your system go off grid in the case of a power outage?
@batalto, thanks for that. That makes sense. Can you remind me what system you have and how much it cost (hardware + installation)?
@dak51, what brand is your heat pump and do you know what's gone wrong with it? Five months is not very long for it to have gone on the fritz.
@derek-m, that’s an excellent explanation. I’ve been looking into “full grid backup” solutions this week, and it’s ridiculously complicated. Fir sta...
@julianc, that's very, very good. What's your target temperature across the property?
I won't lie to you @suzyq, but ASHP running costs at current tariffs are very expensive. At the same time, all heating costs have gone up so it's all ...
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