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@batpred The other slightly concerning issue is household insurance if a claim was required - not necessarily through a battery fire. The...
I must admit that, even as an electrical engineer (who has spent most of his working life in micro-electronics and not power electronics) , when the i...
Thank you, everyone, once again, for your replies. In terms of household insulation, ours isn't especially bad in general. It's a converted mill, th...
@transparent 5: I would urge caution in making any decisions based on currently-available tariffs. Common sense tells us that the chat night-rate...
@toodles Thank you for your reply. It's encouraging to know that your set up works well. Having the PowerWall is a great combination as the inverter p...
@transparent Please clarify. If you have generation-based FIT, the amount you receive is linked to what the existing inverter outputs to the home...
@judith Thanks for your reply - very interesting. I think that what concerns me with what I may end up having is that the HP is likely 10 o...
Thanks - something to certainly consider !
I've heard that heat pumps and thermal stores are not ideal too. We don't have solar thermal. The system was installed by a previous owner. I've gra...
Thanks - that's certainly very useful. I'll need to think carefully about these options in the context of our dual circuit UFH system with a thermal...
@travellingwave That's really interesting information, thank you. Please could you point me toward the heat meter that you installed (or one similar...
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