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If it's like every other quiet/night/noise reduction/silent/hush mode, it simply limits compressor modulation and/or fan speed. This reduces max out...
Its definitely quite complicated and as I say whole house backup with PV off grid is very much not yet mainstream. I havent gone ahead with a battery...
OK so here are my thoughts. Your panels and battery fundamentally dont in principle need changing, they are not where the 'smarts' are. The issue i...
FWIW I have been investigating battery recently (for about the 4th time - basically I struggle to make the business case work) and my judgement of the...
In general they aren't and he is wrong. End of in almost all cases. That said Aira are essentially vertically integrated so can actually set up th...
In general they aren't and he is wrong. End of in almost all cases. That said Aira are essentially vertically integrated so can actually set up th...
@little-lights Done properly an ASHP will almost certainly give you greater comfort for similar or lower running costs even in 'normal' times witho...
Fair enough. Its interesting that opentherm (for boilers) has been around for decades but several large manufacturers, eg Vaillant, didn't adopt it ...
A tank solely in the return (upstream of where the return from the DHW joins so that it is not engaged during a DHW run) will do no harm but as you sa...
Well yes, but thats a level of complexity thats a nice to have not essential, so expecting regulation to mandate that it can be cloud independent is s...
Is there actually any example of something that doesn't meet the spec you outline? Whatever the answer I agree it's not reasonable, but that's how c...
Fully agreed and there is an alternative which for many will be better, namely to use the native controllers. I don't have a battery but I do have PV...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@batpred When the raw material input has increased in c...
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We kept ours and Heat Geek would have been in touch if ...
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
The Heat geek contract had various get-out clauses with...
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
It seems a quite comprehensive breakdown. I will try to...
By Batpred , 9 hours ago
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RE: Starting Our Heat Pump Journey: 1962 build 3 bed detached house
@ian-s I would encourage you to have a conversation ...
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RE: Is it the house or the equipment?
Thanks @jamespa The last hard to fix draughts in the...
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RE: Vaillant Arotherm – Using Heating
@l8again Mine is typically using 11w including the i...
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RE: Next steps on my ASHP journey: Radiators and Pipework
If you have a flowmeter and two temperature probes, the...
By bobflux , 1 day ago
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RE: Siting of the external sensor on a heatpump
@jamespa Absolutely. Even if the same mistake was mad...
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RE: Recommendations in Ely (Cambs) area for Full setup checks on Nibe HP setup for House.
In fairness all heating has cost a lot to run in recent...
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RE: Navigating the World of Refrigerants In Heat Pumps: A Guide for Homeowners
Indeed we are invvestigating AC at present and are havi...
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RE: Daikin ESPAltherma and Home Assistant installation
It's laziness lol The PV system is very chatty, meter...
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RE: Problems with sizing a replacement for a Viessmann Vitocal 200-S
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