Last seen: Sep 14, 2025
Dynamic charging, yes definitely. You can get as clever as you want with a home automation system to ensure you charge at a cheaper rate than you then...
You misunderstood my point which is not surprising since I didn’t say quite what I meant. Ho, hum… What I was describing with car nuts was something...
Unfortunately no in both cases. Annual kWh used combined with a time of use tariff means the time a heat pump kicks in (particularly after someone had...
Frankly, @bontwoody, I'm not entirely convinced by either metric. If cost is one's overriding concern - and for most people it will be - the only metr...
No. You are at fault for asking for help and then not doing the (cost free) things people here have asked you to do to troubleshoot. The suggestion ...
Sadly not. Nor will you be able to use the day names Monday-Friday since they’ll be flagged as week too. Even Saturday and Sunday are recognised as ...
Being frank, I've known for a while that I could get a better return on Octopus' fixed export. Agile used to suit us since the peaks can be quite high...
@Tim441, I'm on Octopus Agile for both import and export and I've gone a different route to avoid what @toodles rightly calls "faff factor". Probably ...
I haven't a Samsung, @profzarkov, but I'd be immensely surprised if yours has been installed without making it internet-enabled and controllable via a...
To be frank, @profzarkov, I'm not sure that'd be a great idea whether it's possible or not. If you do a simple search for "hive" on this forum you'l...
@tufty, I can confirm my Ecodan is set up pretty similarly; tank target temperature is 52degC and will start heating once the actual temperature drops...
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RE: Heat Pump Damage on install - useable or dealbreaker?
I wouldn't personally say it's an excessive demand. It ...
By benson , 16 minutes ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
@diverted-energy sounds like good tariff for you. Octop...
By JulianC , 41 minutes ago
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RE: Who’s Caved and Switched the Heating On Already?
In the last week, the external temperature in south Man...
By GrahamF , 2 hours ago
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Ok. Two schools of thought. The first is to run the ...
By JamesPa , 3 hours ago
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@drei Willing as I am to help, I don't think I'm yet ...
By JamesPa , 4 hours ago
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RE: Is Your Broadband Router the Weak Link in Your High-Tech Home?
I hear you on the locality issue @transparent, and I ag...
By Scalextrix , 6 hours ago
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Selling 5 year old ASHP & Gas Combi Boiler - £590
Selling a 5-year-old Daikin Altherma Hybrid Air Source ...
By Paul G , 7 hours ago
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
@pash44pump Referring to the problem of rooms with diff...
By Tasos , 8 hours ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Er true, it should have read l/hr!
By JamesPa , 9 hours ago
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@damon thanks. I will do as you suggest. Hopefully I wi...
By bontwoody , 1 day ago
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RE: Is a Valliant Inline 6kW heater a BUS buster?
Much of that is true in principle, but its not likely t...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
@dgclimatecontrol I attach the responses from 2 potenti...
By pash44pump , 2 days ago
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RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
@dgclimatecontrol thanks, that's helpful.
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
I realise im overdue an update on my situation. first...
By Cleardene-ashp , 3 days ago
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RE: Replacing Worcester oil boiler with an ASHP
@toodles thanks. I was told by the engineer that this h...
By JulianC , 3 days ago
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
A week later, I'm finally picking up this comment... ...
By Transparent , 3 days ago
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RE: COP is not the only measure of efficiency
We keep all our TRVs fully open using the whole house a...
By Old_Scientist , 3 days ago
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RE: Havenwise App Help & Forum Support – Get the Most from Your Heat Pump
I am pleased to say at 4pm today we have added another ...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 4 days ago
