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That is a well-reasoned and persuasive argument, @transparent. I'd guess we'd need an insider to confirm that, of course, but what you say certainly h...
Perfect. You’ve outlined exactly the approach I’d want to see. It might not be perfect but it’ll be a damned good approximation.
It is indeed, but it’s not quite comparing like with like. In order to make a real comparison it would be necessary to look at the efficiency of all...
In general I would agree, but there are a few specifics to bear in mind, some obvious, some less so. Firstly, propane is denser than air and so, in ...
The G98 process wasn’t a problem at all from an inverter point of view since the 5000 can have its export rate limited to comply. The problems were al...
I’m not any kind of expert, @howerpiece, so I’m not going to recommend any model. All I will say is that I have a Growatt SPH5000 and it’s been workin...
I suspect it would need ti be a two-part score, though; how good is their customer service and how often do customers need to use it.
Yes-ish. Please bear in mind that the standard Home Assistant integration for Growatt uses the Growatt API and provides very little functionality fo...
It may well have become the norm to expect failings but that still doesn't make it acceptable. Legally, we can expect a paid service to be of a reas...
Thanks, @editor. Ideally it’d be someone who would like to put some kind of home automation in place but hasn’t made a choice yet about which platfo...
As far as I’ve been able to glean, Octopus seem able to offer lower installation costs by adopting a standardised process that can cover the majority ...
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RE: Sanity check please. Battery storage and inverter sizing.
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RE: Ecodan & MelCloud scheduling
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