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@allyfish I'm somewhat surprised the saving you have worked out is only £8/year. Not wishing to pry, but that suggests your current annual cost exclud...
@papahuhu I know this tread is about the Homely controller but you might also try dropping an email to either Henri Casteleyn or Alex Nelson at Havenw...
@papahuhu I have a Samsung Gen7 HP and this has an automatic frost protection system that will simply circulate the water if it detects a frost risk w...
@trbob Agile last winter was a disaster. The previous winters it was pretty good. A lot of folk tried to defend Octopus over the Agile pricing saying ...
@trbob Hi, it was not the export aspect that limited the inverter to 7kW. The export side was capped at 4kW due to the concern about local voltage exc...
@papahuhu Doesn't your heat pump periodically circulate between the house and the outside unit when the outside temp drops?
It looks like a no-brainer to accept the Cosy Octopus Fixed rates as they are "only" 10% higher than the existing rates rather than 14.6% higher! I'm ...
@old_scientist Thanks for the reply. For some inexplicable reason I hadn't considered coming off the mains gas and using a standalone propane bottle a...
@old_scientist When I applied for a G99 I asked for a 12kW inverter and was "offered" a 7kW inverter with a 4kW export limit. They agreed that the ex...
If you have adequate battery storage and inverter capacity then the Cosy price works out at around 50% of the standard tariff and the heat pump can be...
@chickenbig Hi, just be sure to check that your supplier will accept recycling of energy rather than a live feed from solar. I did come across at leas...
@transparent Thanks. I'm currently with Octopus and just want them to allow me to sign-up to Outgoing Octopus but they require an MCS certificate "or ...
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RE: End of Summer Time Reminder to Ecodan owners
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RE: Faulty Clivet heat pump out of the box
Welcome to the forums @steveimpey. That’s a really fr...
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RE: My experience with 3 heat pump surveys: Heat Geek, British Gas & Octopus
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RE: Mitsu PAR-WT60 Wireless Controller
Aslo, subject to FTC version, Your thermostat will cont...
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Ecodan Melcloud Temperature Change
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@bontwoody Thanks for the info. Quite a spread of value...
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RE: Daikin Octopus installation update - I saw my first defrost. 😍😂
Thing is it is one of those intermittent things. Yes I ...
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RE: RDSAP10 effect on existing heat pump EPC rating?
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@transparent Yes to questions 1 to 3. Also, yes to the...
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RE: Octopus Cosy Heat Pump Owners & Discussion Thread
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RE: Solar inverters - where does the energy go when clipping?
I think I must query the sources on which Greenmatch ha...
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RE: Replacing knackered oil boiler with Samsung ASHP - Perthshire
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RE: Testing new controls/monitoring for Midea Clone ASHP
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
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RE: The Hidden Secret to a Successful Heat Pump: Pipe Size Matters
@old_scientist Just to say that during our retrofit, we...
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RE: Daikin Altherma 3M ASHP and British Gas Hive Home
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