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@johnmo Roof or Garden Batteries? Many thanks johnmo. One of the problems I have experienced during the last two years is the continuous, often...
@toodles Many thanks toodles, I am at this very moment considering a quote for a Thermino fed from Solar panels with "cosy" Octopus, my energy sup...
@editor My initial complaint was to MCS in August 2022 the complete complaint tree was passed through MCS -> NIC 1 ->EST Scotland ->HE...
@toodles Many thanks @toodles. My current 200 L Hot water tank is far too heavy at 250 Kg and far too big for my kitchen!. The 200 L was not , ...
@jamespa @jamesPa "Basically 1-5 yes, 6 is a waste of time and money given that you already have a tank." Many thanks James , your opinion is app...
@Toodles Hi Toodles, I believe you have a Thermino installed ? Is the Thermino any good? Would you recommend your Thermino?
@derek-m Many thanks derek I will directly talk to toodles.
@jamespa @derek-m Stress and Heat Pumps ! I have just received a quote from a Heat Pump repair company. The Company is quoting for : 1) R...
@johnmo @johnmo "I'm now in the no glycol, but also no anti freeze valves camp." Most older engineers advise "Glycol". Several have said t...
@jamespa Glycol or not to Glycol? Have I got Anti freeze valves? Predictably , I have No anti-freeze valves. Various "expert" characters ...
@jamespa My problem with my Thermostat is the ON- OFF Cycling: I discovered that the Honeywell Home Thermostat has a maximum Cycle time of 20 m...
@derek-m Am I Paranoid? With No one , be it Plumber or Heat Pump installer appearing willing or able to help with my Heat Pump rebuild, am ...
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RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
An incredibly enlightening piece on the subject by @maj...
By Mars , 4 hours ago
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Home automation and the cloud; is there a better way?
You’ve just had a brand new system installed (heat pump...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 4 hours ago
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RE: End-of-Life Heat Pumps: How Do You Dispose of an ASHP in the UK?
We've started to document everything, and part 2 of the...
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RE: Summer usage. Why is my Vaillant Aerotherm using so much energy on "heating"?
So the red bars are 'DHW' and the yellow bars 'heating'...
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Its good kit the Midea and significantly cheaper, you w...
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
Have you tried cutting the grid feed to see what actual...
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Contractors pack for inta antifreeze valves are around ...
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
Critics and naysayers will be negative whatever the gov...
By JamesPa , 9 hours ago
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RE: Microbore heat pump installs
In principle you are almost certainly right, but in pra...
By JamesPa , 20 hours ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
@old_scientist We are a low mileage home, so bulk of ou...
By ChandyKris , 21 hours ago
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There are just too many unknowns for me to comment on p...
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RE: What is the main ‘dictator’ of Agile’s unit price?
@toodles I keep an eye on wholesale prices and energy m...
By ChandyKris , 23 hours ago
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RE: Brand and installer questions for ASHP
Strange, perhaps it doesnt use modbus which the third p...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Upgrading my system, how far do I go?
For comparison, my PW3 with 11.04kW inverter, will char...
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RE: Changes to Tesla Powerwall Charging Regime?
Elon gate - legendary! I take my hat off to you @toodle...
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RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan not good enough ?
Thanks @goody, appreciate the feedback and sorry you ha...
By marcexec , 2 days ago
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RE: Minimum and Zero Disrupt Heat Pump Installations
True (first sentence) Thats the reason to consider th...
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RE: High air source heat pump running costs – Vaillant AroTherm Plus
Quite right. I was using a rough guesstimate of doublin...
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RE: My Grant R290 9kW Heat Pump Installation
Again, really don't know how accurate this is! &nb...
By petch , 3 days ago
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RE: MCS Quality Audit – Has Anyone Had One? Did It Lead to Remediation?
@toodles The whole scheme is a shocking waste of money....
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RE: DIY or Don’t Touch? Solarman Smart Meter Install
Yes, and these guys would probably be my preferred inst...
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RE: Hot water tank lose heat rapidly on random days
@jamespa Hopefully their reasons are well intended! ...
By Bash , 3 days ago
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RE: Ecoflow UK Support & Info Thread
As mentioned above, we’ve got our full review of the Ec...
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
@sonosppp welcome to the forums. I see you've posted in...
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