Last seen: Sep 20, 2025
Our region has increased to 14.794p which is a 14.6% increase, notified in a letter from Octopus that states "Energy prices will rise 1-2% for most ho...
Agreed, and I'm in no way trying to defend poor system design or the use of buffers, just trying to rationalise why some installers choose to use buff...
3: For retrofits, installers have no clue what existing pipework they are working with, what flow restrictions they may encounter and what head pressu...
MCS SCOP 3.84 (design LWT of 47C) Actual real world SCOP 3.75 (running LWTs of 32-35C) So despite running significantly lower LWTs, real world SCO...
I think you need to be sure you are comparing like for like. It is true that you can buy a Fogstar 16kWh battery for around £1750 whilst a comparabl...
Having had a chance to test this now, I can confirm that my Tesla Powerwall 3, whose spec sheet states to be able to supply 185 LRA, is able to supply...
We are lucky enough to have space in both our bathrooms to accommodate a conventional K2 radiator to heat the room and a towel radiator for drying tow...
Is it reading high or low? Measurement of the outside temperature will directly affect Weather Compensation where the target flow temps are determin...
That does look like the OAT is dropping slightly due to the cooling effect from exhaust air. I see similar on my Samsung, who's OAT thermocouple is sh...
@toodles this is another advantage of being on IOF. When there is a 'free electricity' hour, if you are on IOF then Octopus will credit you with a 'fr...
If the goal is to deliver uniform heat around the property, I'm wondering why there are multiple zones, so like you I am interested to see Brendon's a...
I agree with @jamespa. If you are not using the tank following advice from Mixergy, then I'd drain it as there's no point leaving it pressurised wit...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
I am on Octopus Intelligent @ 6.67p on the overnight ra...
By Andrew J H , 2 hours ago
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RE: Boxt Heat Pump Installation Experience
@ashfp Mine does have a buffer tank. That was my experi...
By Andrew J H , 2 hours ago
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RE: Repiping and Reconfiguring our Heat Pump System Including Removing the Buffer Tank
@rhh1, just the one pump. All other pumps have been rem...
By Mars , 6 hours ago
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RE: Testing new controls/monitoring for Midea Clone ASHP
@benson Possibly but when I looked on heat pump moni...
By Papahuhu , 6 hours ago
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RE: Which temperature sensor for a Steibel buffer and Ecodan?
@ashp-bobba might be able to help as an Ecodan expert.
By Mars , 18 hours ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
I'm sure you are right, I was just trying to understand...
By JamesPa , 19 hours ago
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RE: Preparing for 2nd winter in new build house.
Yuch! So that's basically just an on/off control. I...
By Transparent , 2 days ago
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How to Zone with a Single Room with UFH
Hi all, I am currently looking at a project ...
By Renewables345 , 2 days ago
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Good day everyone. I'm new here and have a few question...
By Edin67 , 2 days ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
@transparent Morning. Just put a lengthy post on the AS...
By sbm74 , 2 days ago
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RE: MCS certificate SCOP vs real-world performance
That may be contributing to lower than expected SCOP. ...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Mitsu PAR-WT60R Wireless Controller - options
How it does it's job is something of a mystery although...
By Abernyte , 2 days ago
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RE: Powerwall 3 or Myenergi or something else?
Yes I was thinking of outdoor, IP65 batteries with buil...
By Temperature_Gradient , 3 days ago
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@jamespa Thanks. Yeah any adjustments Ive made at pr...
By cliffhanger , 3 days ago
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RE: How to choose Towel Rails for an ASHP
@rob-nezard yes absolutely. Here is the link and a pho...
By GrahamF , 4 days ago
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@mixergy Thanks for the update, I would appreciate some...
By bontwoody , 4 days ago
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RE: Is Your Broadband Router the Weak Link in Your High-Tech Home?
Unfortunately I'm not that well connected 😂 ...
By Scalextrix , 5 days ago
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RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
It is interesting to see what our new Grant Aerona 290 ...
By GrahamF , 5 days ago
