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I'm still waiting for mine to be fixed after it was installed months ago. Make sure you get to see it working; something I didn't do. And you'll nee...
@editor 747kWh for heating. That's £152. I'm happy enough with the kWh, not so much the £!
Cornwall Insight's latest is the cap will rise 51%. 😮
Not much more to add but some thoughts based on my experience. As @alec-morrow says, weather compensation is good because when done properly it matc...
Jon, we had a 30 amp night storage Aga when we moved in and it was nice but very expensive to run. We just couldn't justify it so it had to go. Ke...
I won't be getting an EV either. I already have one expensive, not good enough yet, incapable of mass ownership piece of technology that will cost a ...
@sand You probably don't have Freeze Stat enabled. All it seems to do is keep the pump running when it gets to 5C or below. If your system is fil...
Hi Robertoi, welcome to the forum. 3.5-4 is at the higher end of the SCOP that most people achieve. It's definitely possible but you'd need to hav...
@morgan and @sand, thanks for the tips, I can see that screen now. The Ecodan controller can manage two zones calling for heat at different times bu...
@sand, the TRVs don't call for heat, they just shut off. If you're running on weather compensation with no thermostats - and I think you are now - th...
Hi and welcome to the forum. Yes and yes. We also bought a bungalow in a village with no gas. We removed the storage heaters and and happy with our...
You can also use a wired in thermistor or Mitsubishi wireless controller one with the FTC5/6. with Auto Adaptation. I think @sand has an older FTC2 t...
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