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Often, yes, but not necessarily. The TOU tariffs being discussed are costlier at peak demand and cheaper at periods of lower use. As a result, rather ...
Even in a perfectly set up system there are occasional curve balls. As an example, when Octopus announce a saving session we do two things; we opt in...
…but in this case you’ll be fine for a bit of lunch but it’ll ruin your barbecue. You’ll need a rib-sticking hearty slow-cooked stew instead but if yo...
Reverse the change. Yes, I know that's flippant and far easier said than done but it feels like preparing heat pumps for a changing climate is tinke...
I should also say that if you need a hand then you can always send me a message. I can’t guarantee to be able to answer all questions but I certainly ...
@morgan, this isn’t meant to be a bit of self promotion but I covered HACS in my fourth article about home automation In that article, I was using HAC...
@morgan, it appears there is nothing bundled with Home Assistant but that there are at least two community-developed integrations - one that links in ...
Because Home Assistant accommodates people writing their own integrations there is, as @jamespa says, not a yes/no answer. The answer will be "yes, na...
It all depends, @johnmo. Solar PV is often installed with a battery and that is a very useful timeshifter, so may indeed be relevant to take into acco...
It is indeed (although strictly speaking an ai is only one particular species of three-toed sloth) and we can add to that that 'qi' is also a genuine ...
I've been following this thread for a while and it feels like it might be a good point to bring things back to the originally posted question. It se...
I don’t think that’s quite correct. So far as I know, the grant money doesn’t “belong” to the householder; it’s merely paid to them for them to put to...
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RE: How good is the app support for your heat pump?
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RE: Low COP and unevenly heated rooms with 12kW Samsung AE120MXTPEH / AE260TNWTEH
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Even that may not be enough. Air can still collect, it...
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RE: Should Our Water Circulation Pump Be Configured to Run All The Time?
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RE: Large heat pump options for church building
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
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Sounds like you got it working for monitoring! With wel...
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RE: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
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RE: Isolating the system for a planned power cut
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