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Regarding the question in the thread title, the easiest way to turn the heating off in summer is on the main controller. The heating is on the left ha...
Seems a little quicker now - the initial delay feels shorter and a lot less noticeable.
Seems uniform across the site. The initial response is a little quicker now than when I posted earlier - still a delay, but only 1-2 seconds. Pages ar...
I get a 3-5 second delay before anything appears to happen, but then the page loads very quickly. The initial delay seems quite consistent and makes t...
Rather than looking at average energy usage for Feb, do you know what your gas usage was for the coldest day last winter (or the day with your highest...
I agree it's not very helpful. Generally, the max heat output at -2C is going to be a little lower (maybe 3-5%) that the figure at -7C. That may sound...
Firstly, most of the heating season in terms of time, but not in terms of energy usage. You will use more energy in the coldest two months than you do...
I think this is a good point. We have a massively oversized heat pump (12kW ASHP for a heat loss closer to 4kW), but we have large radiators that al...
@grahamh-uk You can switch tariffs with Octopus instantly - I've switched back and fore a couple times between Cosy and Agile, and the switch is insta...
My heat loss survey came back at 7.4kW We keep our house a little cooler than design temp, at around 19-20C, and 18C overnight. On the coldest day l...
@grahamh-uk Yes, I have the same Samsung controller panel as you. I take photos of the use and generation numbers daily, simply so I can then add th...
I thought I'd share my story/journey and experiences here (not sure if it's the best location, but much is relevant to this topic). I have an existi...
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                                RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
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