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Last seen: May 2, 2026
@derek-m I think I'll pass 😊
@toodles I was going to discharge my battery beforehand (it had charged from solar by noon) until I was struck by the futility of the idea 🤣
@toodles I was going to fill my boots again today after Greg's generous offer, then I realised I have no boots to fill after charging my EV during th...
NGED are clearly concerned about high sustained loads. We know that ASHPs should be operated 'low & slow' and, most likely, few would be considere...
@jamespa National Grid (Western Power) are on a mission to reduce to 80A on opportunity. If you want more you have to pay for 3-phase.
I've been on Octopus Agile ToU tariff for 10 months now. I have an EV but don't use it a lot, so this is the best tariff for me (No ASHP. Gas DHW &am...
The applied maths element of my Further Maths A-Level was the most practically useful stuff I learnt at school 50+ years ago 🙂
This may be of interest: Is It Worth Adding a Wind Turbine to Your Home Solar Installation?
@transparent Are you advocating communities collaborating on storage at the 11kV level only, or an alternative of a cluster of homes somehow collabora...
Amazing. I've lived a couple of miles north of Fishermead for over 40 years and never heard of any 'Titchmarsh' area. I thought he was a gardener on...
I wrote to my new MP about this very issue at the weekend. I am in Milton Keynes - a new city, so you might think the local infrastructure would hav...
@Transparent.Now that I am represented by a new MP I thought I should make an attempt at lobbying. I don't suppose it will have any effect as it seems...
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RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?
@jamespa the answer to your question is in our A2A podc...
By Mars , 11 minutes ago
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RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
The above is a screenshot of GivEnergy Software's lates...
By txmartyn , 25 minutes ago
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@colinc Knock-Knock…. err, excuse me Colin C but I beli...
By Toodles , 36 minutes ago
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
Interesting. Perhaps wait and see how things develop! ...
By JamesPa , 3 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pump Operation in Summer - Valliant 7kW
Yup! Summer in Spring. Wonder if Summer will last unt...
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RE: Solar Produced vs Home Consumed
It's worth adding that if you have a hot water tank and...
By JamesPa , 5 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pump Overpromising – What Were You Actually Told Before You Bought?
@editor Sorry Mars, I didn’t see a notification about ...
By Toodles , 6 hours ago
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RE: Hitachi Heat Pump being replaced with Vaillant
Yes to be configured as a volumiser. The pump is to be...
By trebor12345 , 6 hours ago
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RE: How many people are happy with their ASHP and do you believe them?
I agree, and not. Energy prices are a largely politica...
By JamesPa , 10 hours ago
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Yes, you will need to notify them even if the inverter ...
By Old_Scientist , 10 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pump Manufacturers Recommending Buffer Tanks
@tony-stolz, I think @jamespa has already covered the h...
By Mars , 23 hours ago
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@editor "The interesting bit is that many modern invert...
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RE: Ecodan & MelCloud scheduling
With the prospect of warmer weather this week, I brough...
By downfield , 1 day ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
My heating developed a really severe case of noise and ...
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