Last seen: Sep 13, 2025
Remember that demand will lead to research and development of alternative chemistries/technologies.
Out of interest, in the HomeAssistant world there is an application which aims to predict the home battery state of charge in the following 48 hours a...
@majordennisbloodnok I’ll try and untangle my comment. I was referring to my attempt to determine my ‘meter time’ random time offset by comparing OE...
@korwraith I believe that n3rgy and Octopus both get their meter data from the DCC, so the data should be identical (bear in mind potential 1 hour of...
@bontwoody If retrofitting an ASHP after the brood have flown the nest, would it not be sensible to take into account the next property owner's likely...
They can't do it accurately.
I can be quite 'anal' at checking my bills. With energy bills, it used to be very straightforward: read the electricity meter for kWh used since the ...
@tomasmcguinness Have you been able to perform any sanity check on that figure? I'm thinking of the 'divide annual gas consumption by 2900' rule of t...
@mattc All the existing (designed for T50) radiators are single panel, only around half with fins. I think the system was probably well designed when ...
I have 10mm copper microbore installed behind dot & dab plasterboard for the downstairs radiators. I’ve done my heat loss survey and have conclude...
That's why I didn't go for a Tado controller for my boiler control 7 or 8 years ago. Instead, I went with a Drayton miGenie internet-enabled controll...
@derek-m - The electricity supply industry relies on 'diversity' with regard to phase balancing and hopes for a reasonable balance of loads across t...
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RE: Ecodan unable to hit legionella target temp - what's the consensus?
There's a lot of misconceptions about legionella and 60...
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RE: Octopus Cosy Heat Pump Owners & Discussion Thread
@swwils I am going to have to try putting the primary c...
By HarrisonC , 1 hour ago
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RE: Ecodan - Legionella Operation Time and Target Temperature
@old_scientist hiya mate, did you ever get to the botto...
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RE: Advice on internal circulation pump noise
Welcome and I am sorry you are having this problem. &...
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RE: Heat Pump Heats the House… But It’s Not Cosy. Emitter Changes or System Tweak?
@alastair, in short, no, increasing emitter capacity wo...
By Mars , 12 hours ago
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RE: Setback savings - fact or fiction?
Hi @cathoderay - this is a good discussion! I feel like...
By RobS , 13 hours ago
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RE: Free Ecoheat Heat Pump Install
@deltona happy to help as much as I can if you decide t...
By bontwoody , 13 hours ago
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RE: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
I'll be honest, I love that idea! I'll start working on...
By Mars , 13 hours ago
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RE: Configuring third party dongle for Ecodan local control
@majordennisbloodnok I think the HPDHD diagnosis may be...
By Sheriff Fatman , 15 hours ago
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RE: External pipework insulation
I don't think we can tell from a photo whether your exi...
By Transparent , 15 hours ago
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RE: Controlling Daikin Altherma via P1P2 and Home Assistant
@majordennisbloodnok That’s correct. I can’t find anywh...
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RE: A Smarter Smart Controller from Homely?
@papahuhu I hope you get a swift resolution. Regards, T...
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RE: Poll for Time of Use, tariffs, technology
That’s fine by me too Major, I feel it is a sad reflect...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
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Bingo. Sometimes a judiciously placed size 10 bovver bo...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 2 days ago
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RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan 11.2kW heat pump with low COP
@ciocoiu-alexandru I can't provide the same level of di...
By Sheriff Fatman , 2 days ago
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The three technical issues I'm considering are: BMS...
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RE: LiFePO4 lithium battery fires and explosions
@transparent Your post may fit better in th...
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RE: British Gas vs Octopus Energy vs Heat Geek vs EDF vs Aira vs OVO vs EON.Next vs Boxt
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