
Last seen: Oct 27, 2023
About Me
Engineer, working on ideas/projects for homes to be powered primarily by solar and wind.
PV installed in 2012 by Simon Smith (sa-energy.co.uk), excellent install & kit (SMA inverter).
Moved to Devon 2016, SolarEdge PV installed (SunDial Solar), great install, despite cross gabled slated roof, working well. No mains gas, using very expensive LPG from shared tank.
EV owner and evangelist, or should that just be EV-angelist.
Using the MyEnergi "characters" (Harvi, Hubbi, Eddi & Zappi), Zappi is a good PV-aware controllable EV charger and Eddi heats the hot water via an immersion heater before giving power back to the grid (saving on gas!).
Future projects:
1/ Lower electricity bill. Aim: 90%+ solar usage: battery storage (Growatt AC charger/inverter with DIY battery built with guidance from @Transparent) combined with Octopus GO tariff
2/ Comfort during power cuts: use Growatt UPS/off-grid facility: gas boiler control/pump, lights, microwave & kettle, WiFi, laptop, phone charging.
3/ Eliminate gas bill. Explore changing over from gas boiler to ASHP
4/ Explore quiet helical VAWT for winter power generation
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RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
It is very unlikely to break, but of course it just mig...
By JamesPa , 16 hours ago
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@downfield and @toddles, this isn’t in the settings cur...
By Mars , 17 hours ago
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RE: Homely launched for Grant Aerona ASHP control
I haven't bought the Aerona Smart Controller (£700!) bu...
By Prunus , 21 hours ago
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RE: Antifreeze top up for my heat pump - is this a rip off?
For the record, Grant supply ethylene glycol for their ...
By Prunus , 21 hours ago
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RE: Compressor attempts start but fails - Nibe Fighter 2005 8kW
@skyefarmer amazing. Well done!
By Mars , 1 day ago
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RE: Wood burner with ASHP - direct air?
@sune is ideal to answer this, but I think he's on vaca...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
Hi @topher - you might be interested to see this very r...
By Transparent , 2 days ago
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RE: No-code, plug-and-play monitoring for your heat pump
We've got a svenar heat pump controller en route and lo...
By benson , 3 days ago
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
Ebac 5kw - Monobloc R32. Developed and made in UK - Mit...
By marcinwloch69@gmail.com , 3 days ago
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RE: Is a Valliant Inline 6kW heater a BUS buster?
Just another thought - it might be worth thinking about...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: BUS Grant: removal of all other fossil fuel heat sources
@rikiarn - just have a think as to how much it will cos...
By Transparent , 4 days ago
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Don't do much digging around.That's best left to the pr...
By Transparent , 4 days ago
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Hi all, I was wondering if anyone had an idea of how th...
By Wh0am3ye , 4 days ago
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RE: EBAC re-entering the ASHP market in 2023
@toodles confirm i have Ebac 5kw ASAP + homely and it w...
By marcinwloch69@gmail.com , 4 days ago
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RE: Compute heat loss from energy used
@jamespa Ebac must be similar to Mitsubishi as they buy...
By marcinwloch69@gmail.com , 4 days ago
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@pie_eater I have been thinking of adding cooling to my...
By TechnoGeek , 6 days ago
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RE: Victorian Semi Retrofit / Extension ASHP and UFH Advice
Agree, but you may have a hard time convincing them, as...
By JamesPa , 1 week ago
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RE: Seal the Deal: Don't Let Your Heat Pump Leak Energy
Hi - fyi - there's a dead image link in the 'Optimal In...
By seatonian , 1 week ago
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RE: Ripped Off: How UK Homeowners Are Paying Gas Prices for Wind Energy
@chandykris Horses and beggars…. 😉 Toodles.
By Toodles , 1 week ago
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RE: Cleaning up after gas meter removed
@agentgeorge Likewise in the loft space; we have 300mm ...
By Toodles , 1 week ago