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Ultimately, the EPC is about as accurate in estimating your home's energy efficiency as relying on Nostrodamus for your next investment tip. Even if t...
Hi, @david999. I have a Growatt inverter too, so I have a few thoughts here. Let's be clear; the ShinePhone app is dreadful. It's flaky, unpolished,...
@batpred, others have already mentioned the sense behind running the heat pump at a steady weather comp and just having emitters throttled back so tha...
He, he. Yes, I remember HAL very well, but it was still a work of fiction. I remember Jurassic Park too, but in fairness my concerns about genetic mod...
I wonder if, for courier purposes, it's marked as "flight has arrived" when the plane lands or when the package has got through customs 🤔 &...
My experiences bear out what @jamespa said about slope making a difference. Our roof has about a 25 degree pitch and so rain washes off quite easily. ...
Thinking about it logically, two water supplies per property - one for potable water, one for untreated water straight from the aquifer - would solve ...
Water meters, like their electrical counterparts, are only ensuring that customers are charged for what they use. They certainly don’t tackle how reas...
I'd agree with @jamespa; the issue is not whether ToU tariffs will still be around but what format they'll take. Octopus tend to treat their ToU tarif...
I have a feeling you misunderstand me, @jamespa. I don’t advocate regulation here at all. What I advocate is that consumers be made aware of what’s ea...
Yes and no. Native controllers generally do a good job controlling what they’re designed to control, but they normally work independently from other...
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