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I have three CT monitors on my solar output via the microinvertor controller, the Battery Management System (using a mid-approved meter) and my EV ch...
Similar systems are readily available online in the UK at the 'usual' places. They are (allegedly) G98 approved and are grid-tied, so don't generate m...
Thanks. That explains the strangely-shaped 'feet' (looking at the finned emitter on page 6). We used to have a Smiths Eco-Powerad in our kitchen be...
@downfield Are the fan assemblies incorporated into the main casing or are they a visible 'bolt-on' assembly at the bottom? This isn't clear from th...
@jamespa Thanks. Yes; I'd seen it. To be honest, it's an option I had not considered as I was under the impression that fitting of a pump to the inco...
I agree. I have my own doubts about the veracity of the data @transparent provided for my local substation. I wonder where we'd be without the level...
6kWp installation (installed last year, so no historical comparisons): November 2024 - 160kWh December 2024 - 95.7kWh January 2025 - 17...
@jamespa I'm not suggesting retaining an existing cyclinder. Replacing with a new cylinder, but venting is preferable to adding a PHE and extra pump,...
@old_scientist I am similarly frustrated. I am in a different situation in that my property is furthest from my local substation so my inverters will ...
@morgan Why not? There’s hydraulic separation between the ASHP flow and the domestic hot water.
@somerpark Mains water pressure isn’t necessarily high pressure. Minimum service level is around 1 bar. It may not be the case that there is a large p...
Surely you could keep a vented DHW cylinder and existing cold water tanks. Also, why can't the ASHP primaries have a header tank like my gas central ...
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