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@sheriff-fatman Good post. I am also considering Havenwise for the same reasons as you, although without the EV.
Australia Blue, the first wind farm in Western Victoria, is closing after 20 years. The closure is for financial reasons; the turbines have to be repl...
@patch Aha, a paid app. Thanks for the info.
@patch a search reveals no such app. Can you please provide a link to it?
@majordennisbloodnok, the same thought occurred to me, but I forgot to ask the question.
@patch. I understand that this indicates the ASHP is carrying out a 'freeze stat' operation and is perfectly normal, if annoying.
I actively turn my CH off during the summer. I know that doesn't answer your question, but I feel it is the best option.
@tim441 My ‘riskier end of things’ is I lose my warranty and RHI payments if the ASHP isn’t serviced.
@carpenterstation That's helpful, thank you. The details of my ASHP are in my signature.
@carpenterstation Who did your ASHP install? Are they a local Derbyshire firm and would you recommend them to take over the annual servicing of my ...
@editor He 'checked' some 'stuff' such as filters and measured the antifreeze content. That's pretty much it so far as I could tell. He seemed to s...
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