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Can the wire be extended. If its just a thermistor, which is fairly likely, it will have a pretty high resistance so extending it with some ordinary ...
@abernyte I would dearly love someone to show me I'm wrong. ToU tarrifs are a faff (which is why I made 'lazy' assumptions) and a battery would do aw...
@gary @toodles @majordennisbloodnok Thanks for the comments. Im working up a simple excel model to test various tariffs based on load from the m...
Yes, Im sceptical about the longevity of some of the more extreme current tarrifs and any info about likely future tarrifs would at least allow a fain...
@toodles , @gary Thanks. Im developing a simple excel model that I can plug various tariffs into. I suspect that the Ovo 15p for heat pump consum...
Im going through a similar process, working out a sensible battery setup with ASHP, electric car and 4kWp of PV. I still cant get the finances to sta...
Indeed. Based on my own experience and sense of aesthetics I would, if I were doing this all again, avoid K3s unless the depth is hidden they ca...
Listen to Barry about 3 mins into the latest podcast (awkward buildings) - he installs in Scottish retrofits and basically seems to be saying that the...
Excellent, fun episode. Its interesting what Barry says about the problems with the way we measure heat loss and the inaccuracies in assumed air cha...
If most of your rads are K1s then upgrading to K2 double finned should bring the required flow temp down materially without compromising appearance. ...
It would be interesting to get to the bottom of this but I suspect needs quite a lot of houses and certainly is not a priority. The average house con...
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@rhh1, I’ll contact Daikin’s brand manager tomorrow and...
By Mars , 8 hours ago
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RE: Testing new controls/monitoring for Midea Clone ASHP
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RE: Big Changes Coming to Our Heat Pump System
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Er true, it should have read l/hr!
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RE: Is a Valliant Inline 6kW heater a BUS buster?
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RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
@dgclimatecontrol thanks, that's helpful.
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RE: Replacing Worcester oil boiler with an ASHP
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
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