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@editor Perhaps a question about how controllable a biomass boiler is. Do they run all day? Running at different temperatures through the day? Turni...
How do installation and running costs compare to air source heat pumps? Are there different types of biomass setups or are they all basically the sa...
Been fascinating to see some trialists at the extreme earning so much that they ended up paying nothing for their electricity consumption over a year....
When will smart V2G / V2H technology and tariffs become mainstream and widely available? There are a few very promising trials but I'm not clear wha...
Have I miss understood @heacol says 20% to 30% off the gas consumption figure? @derek-m says 75% off the gas consumption figure?
Excuse my ignorance. Does the MCS calcs take into account water heating done via an immersion using solar PV so the ashp will use less electricity?...
Good to know. Yep, having solar helps, but the majority of homes aren't expected to have solar. That is quite a big leap in the average 8kw a day a...
Just an observation really. 2kw to keep the heat pump ticking over is a shame. That's more than a fridge freezer running normally. Feels like he...
Type in your postcode and you will see the NextFlex rates which are their standard variable rates. You may see more that one, this is because people p...
There may be a page on your octopus online account with the info, i think most suppliers have a page with the contract details. Worst case the detai...
Good to hear. I assume the 12 months on this tariff lasts until around October 13th 2022? The only thing you have lost out on is your old tariff la...
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RE: Rodents! A word of warning for heat pump owners
@tim441 Or as they didn’t quite say in the space travel...
By Toodles , 1 hour ago
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RE: Mitsu Wireless Controller and MelCloud
Update: I have found that the contractor had changed on...
By DavidAlgarve , 13 hours ago
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
@editor Hi Mars, We have just installed a Grant Aerona...
By GrahamF , 13 hours ago
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RE: Sanity check please. Battery storage and inverter sizing.
There are MCS guidelines about how close to the edge/ri...
By Old_Scientist , 16 hours ago
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RE: Balancing financial efficiency and comfort using the Octopus Cosy tariff
I estimated our usage on the following basis. The mos...
By Old_Scientist , 18 hours ago
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RE: Why so many sigenergi installer recommendations?
It’s a really simple answer, GivEnergy. Installers ...
By SAEnergy , 22 hours ago
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@editor Something changed in this last 12 months, they ...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 2 days ago
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RE: Ecodan & MelCloud scheduling
I put the above question to Mitsu UK at the sme time as...
By DavidAlgarve , 2 days ago
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Thanks for the heat geek info. I've fitted my own heat ...
By bontwoody , 3 days ago
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
Just to give a sense of scale, I've used the CCW water ...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 3 days ago
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RE: Powerwall 3 or Myenergi or something else?
We have a Tesla Powerwall 3, recently installed, so I m...
By Old_Scientist , 4 days ago
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RE: Mitsubishi PAR-WT60R-E Wireless Controller installation
@morgan They have been paired once but it was thought b...
By DavidAlgarve , 5 days ago
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RE: Isolating the system for a planned power cut
A great many ground-mounted local substation transforme...
By Transparent , 5 days ago
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
Having bit the bullet and paid £250 for a service, our ...
By Old_Scientist , 6 days ago
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New heat pump heating system underperforming in Italy... Advice needed!
hi all, first post! I've just renovated a house in sout...
By robinlawrie , 6 days ago
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RE: Anyone still weathering it out with Agile?
I went to Agile when I had solar installed July last ye...
By NJT , 7 days ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
Whilst you're busy installing services (pipes and wires...
By Transparent , 1 week ago
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
@editor I know it was formally announced at Ish the oth...
By PatrickVito , 1 week ago
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@moman0311 welcome to the forums. I've received your em...
By Mars , 1 week ago
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RE: Thermostat for Ideal Logic Air with 3 zone support
No harm at all in plumbing it as 3 zones, I would have ...
By JamesPa , 1 week ago