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Joined: Jun 22, 2024
Last seen: Nov 23, 2025
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Topics: 13 / Replies: 325
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Adding data centre electricity costs to domestic energy bills?
11 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
Replies: 31
Views: 3454
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RE: Yet another government reverse ferret - flakey grids and property lobbies

@transparent The solution is to mandate the need for rooftop solar panels, but using an inverter which doesn't permit export. The electricity sho...

11 months ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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RE: Controversial opinions - pure weather compensation, buffer tank, heat loss, oversized heat pumps

I second this - pure weather compensation works extremely well on my Daikin - no cycling when it's mid-range OATs and it maintains the inside temperat...

11 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Yet another government reverse ferret - flakey grids and property lobbies

@jamespa The article goes on to say this "However, minimum standards for energy efficiency in newly built properties under the rules will preclud...

11 months ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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Yet another government reverse ferret - flakey grids and property lobbies
11 months ago
Forum
Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
Replies: 12
Views: 1845
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RE: Defrost behaviours

I can't give you graphs but.... ASHP Daikin Altherma 3-6kw Heat loss? Dunno design temp by me 39º @ -3º Control mode: pure weather compensation...

11 months ago
Forum
Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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Daikin Octopus installation update - I saw my first defrost. 😍😂
11 months ago
Forum
Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
Replies: 40
Views: 4180
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RE: The UK’s Heating Nightmare: Why Many Systems Fail Homeowners

@jamespa To me demand management is an alternative to infrastructure investment, and in principle a sensible one at that. Projecting forwards to w...

12 months ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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RE: Aira Heat Pump: Stylish Scandinavian Heating

@bromide @andy_e Note that they also subcontractor their work so it’s the luck of the draw what kind of install you get. Octopus do not subco...

12 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Should We Rethink the Name “Heat Pump” for Homeowners?

Agree.... For goodness sake we have had heat pump tumble dryers since the 90's - everyone knows what they are. They sell them in Currys and AO. Mean...

12 months ago
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Well & Truly Off The Grid
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RE: Heat pump monitoring

Which Shelley? Shelly EM and a clamp? Or what? To monitor power (as that's all you can do with Shelley no?). I'm asking because there may be a 'Bl...

12 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Routing primary pipework up exterior of building

1. Octopus sometimes direct piping up outside walls - fully lagged then covered with neat trunking - if you go into the Octopus (unofficial) heat pump...

12 months ago
Forum
Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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