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@jamespa Perfect thanks - because we're doing an extension and it isn't built yet there's a few won't look at it until all the building work is done. ...
@jamespa Thanks so much for the support so far. I've read the article you linked to, which was helpful - thanks. You'd said... "If, on tha...
@jamespa Thanks - I'm OK with having part of the house, not the whole house - I've def made my peace with that. In an outage, if we could keep the hea...
@jamespa OK - I'll need to digest that I think. I got a taste of how complicated inverters can get in 2025, and haven't quite recovered yet (!). I f...
AC coupled Pure Drive 10kW battery Solar PV Solis PV inverter Installed March/April 2023
@colinc I think if I had a clear way to achieve what we wanted, I might consider something like that... probably a bit after I've blown all my savings...
Thank you so much for that - the prospect of possible further thoughts is tantalising. I just re-read an email I got from Pure Drive in May 2025, and ...
@jamespa Great, thanks - I've had a quick look at the article and will have a proper look later this eve/tonight. I wonder if for me it's a case of on...
@colinc Much appreciated - thank you. Similarly... I asked the chap at Aira who ran through a remote quotation with us about the buffer tank, and he a...
Actually - sorry - I did also get this quote from Ovo: £6,363 with the £7,500 grant already removed (so about £13,863 in total). Vaillant aroT...
Just FYI in case anyone can help us as I would really appreciate some guidance - I'm weighing up replacing my old oil boiler (we're not on gas, the bo...
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