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We live in a "glass house". No really. If you think of an "ordinary" pane of glass, 100cm high x 70cm wide, we have 85 round the bungalow. As well ...
Hi SparkyMark - when "they" talk about converting the gas grid to H2, this will only be at 20%, so you will still be burning 80% methane. So it helps...
Hmmm. Bloody good point @derek-m. I obviously didn’t have my thinking head on 😊
Solar PV and diverter (Solic) continue to heat hot water in Mixergy tank. Daikin ASHP using about 1.5kWh per day in standby. I need to contact Daikin ...
Very tidy Midea installation
Welcome to the world of comparing ASHPs @tomguest. I have not been able to compare like for like - stated elsewhere. Im sure they are both good produc...
Fantastic job. That is really good cost of battery storage.
I know what you mean - easy replacement Shame on the wrong tank. Is your installer ok to return and fit? Mixergy sent the wrong part for my tank -...
I’d go with the free replacement board for the Solic Otherwise you are still using solar to run the immersion. It’s just not operating dynamically w...
@batalto 😊. I know what you mean. There don’t seem to be any standards
Good luck @batatlo. I’m sure all will go well. I had the opposite problem - they sent a slimmer, but taller tank. Ended up fitting fine. Luckily. As t...
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RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
Yes and no. Native controllers generally do a good jo...
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@temperature_gradient I've had air-to-air for just over...
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+1 It's not just cloud though. Many devices have repla...
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RE: End-of-Life Heat Pumps: How Do You Dispose of an ASHP in the UK?
We've started to document everything, and part 2 of the...
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RE: Summer usage. Why is my Vaillant Aerotherm using so much energy on "heating"?
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Its good kit the Midea and significantly cheaper, you w...
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RE: What is the main ‘dictator’ of Agile’s unit price?
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RE: Brand and installer questions for ASHP
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RE: Ecoflow UK Support & Info Thread
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