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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: Surface mount or bury primaries for heat pump installation?
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