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@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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RE: Octopus Cosy & Octopus EV + bidirectional smart tariff, together. What, eh?
@old_scientist me too. Just installed my new heat pump ...
By Eliuccio , 16 hours ago
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RE: Is your heat pump insured?
Yup just spoke to Privilege to inform them of my impend...
By Scalextrix , 16 hours ago
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Well by my reckoning based on the Flexible Octopus unit...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 17 hours ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@old_scientist I have had the first PW for some 2 years...
By Toodles , 17 hours ago
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues
Just to keep everyone in the loop, as the site continue...
By Mars , 1 day ago
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RE: Fast DHW setting on Midea (Clivet) heat pump
@simon-w, is this something you could potentially assis...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Share Your Experiences with Heat Pump Manufacturer Support
Fwiw I called my installer out for the first time a few...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
@sandy, I'll send Vaillant an email tomorrow and see if...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Long term efficiency degradation
@jamespa yes as I thought thanks. We have a reaso...
By Scalextrix , 2 days ago
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RE: Who has a V2G EV installation
I agree, but a word of caution. V2X is also sometimes u...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 3 days ago
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RE: Sunamp Thermino Heat Battery
@jamespa A few days after the installation had been com...
By Toodles , 3 days ago
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RE: Planning Permission May 2025
Fair enough. I have read the legislation and MCS020a ...
By JamesPa , 5 days ago
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RE: How do I choose a single room MVHR to prevent losing heat in my bathroom ?
An update on the Heatsava. It is the most difficult thi...
By heat-pump-newbie , 5 days ago
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RE: ASHP heat output monitoring
@carlo - not much better, is it. It looks more like a u...
By cathodeRay , 6 days ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
this document extensively describes (in a non-blame, ne...
By Judith , 6 days ago
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RE: Ecodan - Legionella Operation Time and Target Temperature
Once the white plastic cap is removed, my immersion loo...
By Old_Scientist , 7 days ago
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RE: Replacing Refrigerant on Mitsubishi Heat Pump
@dgclimatecontrol I don't know, but they were not happy...
By DavidAlgarve , 7 days ago
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RE: Why do we need pressurised systems?
A good question @toodles. My old open thermal store and...
By AllyFish , 1 week ago
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RE: 300 Liter Tank - Do I have to heat it all?
Cross references for @martingale Background discussi...
By Transparent , 1 week ago
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@ecobaker May I ask a question of you please. I too hav...
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