Last seen: Oct 11, 2025
@chandykris I watched that video with interest too. For us, with a south facing array. I think such a change would be more detrimental. Unlike Agile...
Tesla PW3 (13.5kW) and Gateway for full home backup.
I am invested in a couple of listed energy storage funds on the FTSE. These are Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) and Gore Street Energy Storag...
There was a period during last winter (Dec and maybe Jan) where pricing on Agile got VERY expensive, and this is the chance you take although you can ...
I've been on Octopus Agile for the last couple months. It's a dynamic tariff for those with a smart meter and the pricing changes every 30mins. I've b...
@toodles Indeed. On a tariff such as IOF where import and export prices are the same, the only thing that really matters is the difference between con...
Thanks @toodles for the update. My PW3 is due to be installed this week, and I'm going to give IOF a go. Accepting that Octopus will fully cycle the...
Congratulations on having your system up and running. I just wanted to check with you the above image, as I'm not sure if that is the final installe...
Wow, how big is your heat pump that it is pulling 6kW during a DHW cycle? I suppose if it's a 16kW model, and it is requiring a LWT of 60C to achieve ...
Good luck, hope it goes well. I forgot to mention, but as we'd already had our old radiators removed, in preparation I went round beforehand and pai...
I don't (yet), but my PW3 is due to be installed shortly and I was planning on using NetZero for automations. However, at $69.99/year, I feel that wil...
Some thoughts from me, having been through the ECO4 process: Firstly, there are literally hundreds of companies out there trying to sign you up to E...
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@agentgeorge Back to the Future with the flux capacitor...
By GrahamF , 52 minutes ago
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RE: Heat loss calculations and how they work in conjunction with heat pump sizing
@jamespa unfortunately, I don't think heat loss calcula...
By GrahamF , 54 minutes ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
I am not sure if many people would be running aircon or...
By Batpred , 3 hours ago
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
That will be producing significant losses due to phase ...
By Transparent , 3 hours ago
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RE: Isolating the system for a planned power cut
When I said we'd need to know more about the RCD, MCB a...
By Transparent , 4 hours ago
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RE: Radiator sizing for heat pump installation by British Gas - are these correct?
With the frvs, I assume looking at the blurb, they just...
By Bash , 6 hours ago
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Which tells us something (including possibly everything...
By cathodeRay , 6 hours ago
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RE: Flexi-Orb Heat Pump Scheme Update: Progress, Pilots and Why This Matters for Homeowners
Thanks for sharing. Sounds promising, ISO are indepe...
By Batpred , 9 hours ago
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RE: Specifying batteries, pv solar etc using ChatGPT
I have been positively surprised when I asked it to spe...
By Batpred , 10 hours ago
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Thank you. That simultaneously answers my question abou...
By Transparent , 14 hours ago
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RE: Heating Turned Off but Radiators Still Warm
What do you mean by 'turned off' exactly. Same questio...
By JamesPa , 15 hours ago
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RE: Low Flow Rate Error - 8 kW Ideal Logic ASHP - Help!
@wh0am3ye - OK, starting to make sense, but it does mea...
By cathodeRay , 15 hours ago
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@editor fortunately we have a boiling water tap in the ...
By bontwoody , 1 day ago
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RE: Heat Pump Installers: Competence, Illusion and the Hard Truth Homeowners Must Face
@Fiona, I really don’t want to disappoint you, but I ha...
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