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Nice find and thanks for sharing. Very interesting, and like Derek says it'll be interesting to see what the efficiency and performance in the real wo...
@novemberromeo, we have one electric towel rail that we had to turn off because it consumed electricity like crazy. Have you had your rads balanced si...
@gfkw1947, I'm not sure how much of a smart home enthusiast you are, but we've just upgraded our TRVs to the latest version from Eve that are Thread e...
@mike-patrick, I don't know what the actual spacings should be in mm or cm, but the spacing will vary for an oil/gas system versus a heat pump due to ...
@gfkw1947, good to hear you've got the installer coming out in the weeks ahead. We've been using smart TRVs for three years, and what you've explain...
Ecotricity prices higher still. Unit rate 48.26p Standing charge 44.25p per day Tariff ends on 12 months from start date Exi...
OVO Energy is even more expensive for a 12 month fixed rate. Staggering numbers from just 12 months ago. Unit rate: 34.09p/kWh Standing charge: 48...
I’ve just read a few articles about electricity wholesale prices and it’s looking like there’ll be another 20-30% increase in October. What’s the stra...
@suzer, we have a dual fuel one in the master bathroom. It was a hassle to get the electric connected to it, so we never did hook it up. In hindsight ...
An interesting conversation. We have two towel rails connected to the central heating. Oddly enough, they are always hotter (significantly hotter) tha...
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RE: COP is not the only measure of efficiency
@toodles Your use case is indeed very different to mine...
By jamespetts , 1 hour ago
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RE: Anyone still weathering it out with Agile?
@toodles I guess it all comes down to import averages. ...
By Tim441 , 2 hours ago
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RE: Who’s Caved and Switched the Heating On Already?
Hell no, October as a matter of principle. If I had my ...
By Old_Scientist , 2 hours ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
@mike-patrick Well, if Europe is stalling partly due to...
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RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
Seems a lot of work with hit or miss results and potent...
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RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan 11kw Defrosting Issue.
@dgclimatecontrol I have no intention of removing the...
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RE: 300 Liter Tank - Do I have to heat it all?
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RE: Heat Pump SCOPs – The Truth Might Not Be What You Think
@scalextrix Name plate capacity
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RE: Solar Thermal DHW and ASHP
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
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RE: Vaillant aroTherm Plus 10kW thoughts?
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By HCas , 1 day ago
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RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
@judith thanks for your suggestions. Starting from col...
By GrahamF , 1 day ago
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RE: Inventor (Midea) Heat Pump short cycling advice
I switched to "fan coil mode" to be able to set water t...
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RE: DESNZ doing a survey which asks the right questions!
Without a survey their only source of data is probably ...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Can you help with our research: solar panels, EV chargers, home batteries, heat pumps?
Just done your survey!
By Judith , 2 days ago
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
@cleardene-ashp just thinking about your issues here. Y...
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
@cathoderay OK let's wait and see, it sounds an interes...
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RE: What is the Heat Geek Guarantee?
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RE: Electricity price predictions
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