Last seen: May 20, 2025
2 port buffers by design work very differently from a 3 or 4 port. Heat pump is controlled to only work when the buffer asks for heat, not the house. ...
The only way to get most this stuff - PV, heat pumps etc, is take away the MCS cost adder and do it yourself. Typically paying £6k for 6 panel system ...
So is agile the correct tariff to be on in the winter - why not just switch to a different more cost effective tariff? Paying 99p per kWh is ... Leave...
I will join your club, octopus are out next month for my 5th smart meter try. We have the best part of no communication. We are in Scotland so use lon...
Yep - rip off Britain at its finest. Our local grid is currently being supplied by 99.8% wind, yet price is geared around gas prices. Why?
So your Halo lite should really do nothing, when connected to a heat pump is just an on/off thermostat - on or off based on temperature and or time. I...
Yes it would prolong run times as they say to use a minimum of 200L. Great if you have space, but then you have lots of radiators so should have lots...
On our original boiler install, I did have a 140L buffer first in 4 port then 2 port configuration (boiler min output 8kW, against a max demand of 3.5...
A lot of things can work if you are SCoP chaser, do they they add value, are they really cost effective to do? Small buffer £50 to 100, some valves an...
Think a lot of the "smart" stuff sold, especially when an approved installer can only install - is there for the installer and some features to keep t...
Not a buffer or volumiser in the normal sense. The buffer only gets used during defrosting, heating the buffer up prior to defrosting to a high temper...
The Halo is just a room thermostat, not much else. All the running data is the controller for the heat pump. So is your heat pump running weather co...
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