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Our PV set-up has moved over time. Warning this is a shaggy dog story. Originally we had 17 Sharp panels on South facing roof giving 3.98kW of power...
@rob-of-york Hi Rob, we paid ~£350 for an air leakage test and it was worth every penny. It gave our installer hard evidence to not use the MCS defa...
I’m really liking reading through this thread and the robust logic being applied. My contribution is less analytical but may act as a sanity check. Yo...
Thank you Rusty, all of those subtleties were lost on me. Since I’m only ever a second-hand car buyer it does mean I will have limited options, but kn...
Are you aware that the Kia EV2 is one of the few models which will do vehicle to home/grid with an appropriate wall-box. That makes the NexBlue Point ...
Like @jamespa we ran our gas boiler at 55-60C for a year with 24hr operation and an overnight lower temperature. That was about the radiator limit an...
when our system was installed in September 2 years ago the house was already 25C inside. So with the heating mode set to target 35C the windows were w...
What an excellent extensive report. It sets my expectations back to 1-2degrees of cooling. Thank you very much
Our ashp service is booked for a couple of weeks from now and we’ve ask our installer to do the modification to allow it to cool. He reckons it might ...
@jamespa I assume “volunteer” should be volumiser?
@etchedpixels I did know about custom cut-outs in double glazing panels we had one years ago for a cat flap(!) Our house is detached and my tentativ...
@jandp awesome system I hope it works out well.
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RE: How will removing the standing charge on gas bills benefit heat pumps?
I'm not sure it makes much of a difference to heat-pump...
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@editor Ouch, sorry to re start the tick. I had assume...
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
@e-a-west as the good Major said, welcome to the forums...
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RE: New Build 3 Phase or 1Phase
We are on three phase power because it's an enormous li...
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RE: How much of your renewable and home setup would still work if the internet went down?
Yes I actually have a copy of a tool that whenever a ce...
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
@editor Hi, To resolve this, please tap on the A...
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RE: Double or Triple Glazed Windows?
Posted by: @singlespeed With 9 years repairing windo...
By Rob of York , 2 days ago
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@transparent we’re still running a secure version of PH...
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RE: How quickly would you want/expect heat recovery to take from setback?
Much longer than that here. The heating isn't even on. ...
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RE: Passiv Smart Thermostat - Help & Forum Support
Obviously the weather is changeable but there's a defin...
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RE: The Changing Jet Stream Could Challenge UK Air Source Heat Pumps
@rob-of-york I must admit that when we had a Daikin hea...
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RE: Safety study for plug in batteries out to tender - looks like Q3 2027 at best before legal
@editor I pointed out to the one of the Fuse execs that...
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RE: 15kw pump for 225m2 1990's house - over kill?
@seaviews As well as loft insulation, there are othe...
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