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Perhaps people here will find this article useful? I have been on fixed tariffs for many years, that I can recall, since I was with People's Ener...
@agentgeorge I think @chandykris did not get the email because they are on a variable tariff. @chandykris have you considered moving to a fixed tari...
@chandykris Thanks, that’s a fair point and I agree the “right” floor depends heavily on battery size and the household’s evening load profile. In ...
Morning Folks! This is currently my winter-optimised set-up. I find that by stopping battery discharge at 300% end up recharging well overnight and ...
@chandykris yes I bet the EV is what really drives most of the saving, though I still would like to further optimise the energy efficiency. I am sure ...
I eventually switched to Octopus Intelligent go after having installed a heat pump and subsequently an EV charger (on top of my solar panels and batte...
Hi All, I had a UKPN surveyor visit my property last week and he said I do not need a 3phase in his opinion (this is a major work that for the amoun...
Dear @batpred, thanks for asking! I thought I made this applications months ago but it was not listed in the system. Hence I clearly didn't 😭...
As promised, I am posting back with an update. I eventually managed to have a reply. After some back and forth UKPN asked me to use their new onli...
@judith I haven't noticed any noise myself yet, nor my neighbours complained. Hopefully, it won't be an issue but it's relieving to know that if nee...
@adamk apologies but did not understand what exactly you would avoid. can you elaborate? Thanks!
@toodles sounds good. I started with cosy but then plugged an EV charger and it seems obvious I should have gone for Octopus go. But I guess I may be ...
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RE: British Gas vs Octopus Energy vs Heat Geek vs EDF vs Aira vs OVO vs EON.Next vs Boxt
This is what I got from OVO. At least it was quick.. ...
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RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?
A2A pipe refrigerant around, A2W pipe water, so I dont ...
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RE: Who do I complain to about a poor ECO4 installation, can anyone advise?
Great. In that case I would definitely cancel the over...
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
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RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
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RE: IVT greenline HT Plus E - Circulation Pump Constantly On
Welcome to the forums. Irrespective of which brand yo...
By Mars , 15 hours ago
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RE: 7.5kW Heat Loss, But Quoted a 10kW Midea. No Re-Pipe, No Buffer Tank. Does This Add Up?
Oh, how I love these old scientists!I'm in with your 5 ...
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RE: Can anyone explain the following behaviour with a Grant Aerona 3 R30 / Smart Controller?
Unfortunately Mr Smith may need to adjust his expectat...
By JamesPa , 19 hours ago
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RE: Jokes and fun posts about heat pumps and renewables
@jamespa Someone who is not easily phased I suppose.
By Toodles , 20 hours ago
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@downfield Once OE had removed our gas meter and capped...
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Living with a Low Loss Header (Or Measure For Measure, it’s All About the Pump)
I know, low loss headers (LLHs) aren’t necessarily ‘low...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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RE: What is the main ‘dictator’ of Agile’s unit price?
After seeing umpteen negative price slots again today, ...
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RE: The Reality Behind a Failed Heat Pump Installation – and an IWA Insurance Rejection
@ian-w Getting back to the problem in hand, what do yo...
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues
A quick heads-up. We’ll be carrying out a major forum...
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@judith, glad you found the story interesting. On eff...
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
The vaillant controller and app do all of that (and mor...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: Installer Fitted 9kW Instead of 11kW Heat Pump and Changed MCS Paperwork - What do I do?
I read this thread from the beginning to its end.And th...
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RE: Water law settings... A year on
Yes it does Apart from the abbreviations! We're in ...
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My Immersun power diverter problems now they have ceased trading
I have had an Immersun unit for 15 years that happily w...
By pjcwood , 4 days ago
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RE: To re-pipe or not to re-pipe? Moving from oil boiler to air source heat pump.
Hello @Penval unfortunately, now the winter is gone and...
By LeJamaisContent , 4 days ago
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RE: Grant Aerona R32 – Summer, Winter mode & Setbacks
What are you envisaging doing throughout the day? Pers...
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