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I doubt that matters, ToU tariffs are for the benefit of the grid and electricity suppliers not to aid the transition to EVs. They have been around f...
Are those changeover switches, they are labelled as regular on-off switches? Is this arrangement OK? ...
Thats interesting. Are you saying that all of your house circuits are connected to the inverter when it is operating off grid, albeit some of the loa...
Again thanks. Noted and safety issues are fair enough. The disappointment is (a) the extra CU and more particularly (b) the need to d...
Thanks Ah, so that places the 'off grid' port of the inverter between grid and load so protecting the grid. However it does introduce another co...
As I mentioned early on the cost of supplying and fitting a few rads is negligible. It certainly shouldn't come to legal proceedings if this is the b...
Thanks for the update. As you say you are now piggy in the middle. Its sometimes said that legal cases are won by those with the best filing syste...
@batpred, @transparent thanks Since the inverter isn't between the mains and the CU, does this need an (automatic?) cut out device that ...
Thanks all for the help, this seems to be nearly as complex as heating! My current thought process, and the remaining questions, are this: ...
I hadn't spotted that there were two pumps in the UFH (well spotted!) but I had recognised the risk that the upstairs rads weren't getting enough wate...
Never assume it makes an ass of u and me! You need the return temp to be lower than about 55 for a boiler to condense. If you start of with a FT of ...
Before I answer your specific questions just one more thing to highlight. The upstairs rads may well be big enough, but because your heatmiser is (pr...
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