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I'm far from an expert, @dorkypark, but my understanding is that openings like air bricks are only an issue if within 1m of the bottom of an R290 heat...
Agreed, @editor. Nonetheless, whilst I wouldn't hold my breath for anything particularly useful coming out, I do think it's still worthwhile becoming...
And there's the key for us. The range of IT equipment we're running is fairly extensive and I must admit I was surprised our residual usage wasn't hig...
The OFGEM site says When the new system has been installed and fully checked, your installer can claim the grant amount from Ofgem. Unless I'm m...
Optimist. Oxymoron highlighted. I totally agree, in spades, with interest. Excellent tactics. Only fair, after all; you asked for something in ...
Ultimately, @martindell, Homely is a box of programming that connects to a heat pump via modbus. Assuming you can find a Home Assistant integration th...
Thanks, @bontwoody; that's very interesting and useful. It does, however, leave me in a quandary. You have demonstrated that there does indeed seem ...
Thanks, @ianmk13; your suspicions were correct about my planning. I also suspect I'm going to call on you a bit more later on when we start tackling p...
I don’t disagree, @judith, but I have found in this instance that a little pragmatism goes a long way. Trying to control my inverter through the manuf...
We’re at about 250-300W average overnight. Give that, on top of the fridge freezer, we’ve got a PoE switch, wireless access points, a CCTV camera, the...
Not a problem, @johndunlop. I understand and can well sympathise. For anyone else reading this thread, the first pointer I gave was that, when you g...
@transparent, I believe the cone-shaped object is a light, and I believe I can just about make out one on the other side too. No idea on the copper pi...
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