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Umm.... Perhaps not in the embedded software industry, but there's plenty of continuous professional development available in the software industry ...
@hughf, my wife and I were lucky enough to find a company for our install who does indeed believe in professional development of their staff. It shows...
I agree with everything you say about the importance of compensation controls and the stupidity of this country not embracing them. The reason I've ...
Whilst rereading my post above, I've only just realised the thread it's in. Obviously, it's great me giving anecdotes about how beneficial it can be t...
I'd second what @derek-m has said. Since solar panels can only generate when there's light and heat pumps only need to heat a house when it's cold out...
I must admit I'm also not entirely convinced about aircon in the UK as the norm. Firstly, aircon needs power wherever it comes from, so if you're po...
It would be rather brash of me to try recommending anything over a gas system when I have never had mains gas at this property and so have no referenc...
I'm no expert so you'll have to wait for one of the other regular contributors to come along and opine on relative merits of the two manufacturers. Ho...
He, he. Good point. In this case, I happened to spot a member name that was clearly spam material and for common sense reasons probably best not to ...
@editor, it's pretty clear now that there are details to your situation that will significantly influence any advice given on network kit. Is there an...
In that case, powerline adapters may be a simple solution. Some will just provide an RJ45 ethernet socket, some will just act as wifi range extenders ...
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RE: Electricity price predictions
@diverted-energy afternoon. I still disagree with the t...
By JulianC , 1 hour ago
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
I think there may be a little confusion in the wording ...
By Old_Scientist , 2 hours ago
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I should clarify that the FoxESS web interface is not l...
By Old_Scientist , 2 hours ago
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RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
Previous was vented and I needed a shower pump and a ve...
By JamesPa , 3 hours ago
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RE: Mitsu Wireless Controller and MelCloud
@robs Hi Rob, At the end of a note to Mitsu UK, thank...
By DavidAlgarve , 20 hours ago
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RE: Why so many sigenergi installer recommendations?
@adamk Tesla is a great option, it’s also one we instal...
By SAEnergy , 1 day ago
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RE: Rodents! A word of warning for heat pump owners
Hradline in Telegraph: Brace for plague of rats after s...
By Tim441 , 1 day ago
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RE: Flexi-Orb Heat Pump Scheme: A Game-Changer for the UK's Heat Pump Industry
As a potential heat pump customer, it would be good to ...
By Temperature_Gradient , 2 days ago
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RE: Octopus replacing the fixed 15p/kWh export rate with a market tracking one
@trbob I have just extracted the details for Agile Expo...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
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RE: Heat Pump Books For Beginners – Bodge Buster & From Zero To Heat Pump Hero
The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps is less than a month a...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
@editor Hi Mars, We have just installed a Grant Aerona...
By GrahamF , 3 days ago
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RE: Sanity check please. Battery storage and inverter sizing.
There are MCS guidelines about how close to the edge/ri...
By Old_Scientist , 3 days ago
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RE: Balancing financial efficiency and comfort using the Octopus Cosy tariff
I estimated our usage on the following basis. The mos...
By Old_Scientist , 3 days ago
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@editor Something changed in this last 12 months, they ...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 4 days ago
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RE: Ecodan & MelCloud scheduling
I put the above question to Mitsu UK at the sme time as...
By DavidAlgarve , 4 days ago
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Thanks for the heat geek info. I've fitted my own heat ...
By bontwoody , 5 days ago
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
Just to give a sense of scale, I've used the CCW water ...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 5 days ago
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RE: Powerwall 3 or Myenergi or something else?
We have a Tesla Powerwall 3, recently installed, so I m...
By Old_Scientist , 6 days ago
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RE: Mitsubishi PAR-WT60R-E Wireless Controller installation
@morgan They have been paired once but it was thought b...
By DavidAlgarve , 7 days ago
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RE: Isolating the system for a planned power cut
A great many ground-mounted local substation transforme...
By Transparent , 7 days ago
