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RE: Oversized Ecodan

Yes, if you have battery storage and can flatten the import price, then ramping up in cheap slots and set back or switching off at more expensive time...

11 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Oversized Ecodan

Are your emitters capable of emitting the heat being produced at a flow temp of 29C? If they are not, then the return temp will rise and narrow the dT...

11 months ago
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RE: Oversized Ecodan

I have an oversized (for my property) Samsung unit. I can only run constantly when the temp drops below 5C, and even then it gets too warm in the bedr...

11 months ago
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RE: buffer/volumizer cupboard space eater, do i need one?

Agreed, but I would say we need to do far more than just meet the minimum recommended requirement. We have a similarly sized system to @adamk (12 larg...

11 months ago
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RE: What is this white plastic ring on my radbots?

My ECO4 installer did exactly the same - installed Radbots on all my radiators, and left me the regular TRVs which came with the radiator valves but w...

11 months ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: Ripped Off: How UK Homeowners Are Paying Gas Prices for Wind Energy

@johnr I agree, but that needs to change IMHO. @toodles I'm sure there are probably other considerations like the ability of the local grid to handl...

11 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Agile: average import cost vs other tariffs?

@toodles Two days don't make a summer (or something like that!). But yes, I'm watching it closely. I'm not sure I'm brave enough to jump back on Agi...

11 months ago
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RE: Ripped Off: How UK Homeowners Are Paying Gas Prices for Wind Energy

Why not make it a planning requirement that all new build homes have a minimum amount of solar and battery installed, scaled to the size of the proper...

11 months ago
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RE: Ripped Off: How UK Homeowners Are Paying Gas Prices for Wind Energy

@jeff Thank you for proving the above table. Whilst I absolutely get the need for subsidies to drive the green net-zero ambitions forward (Renewable...

11 months ago
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RE: Savings - using Weather Compensation & Time of Use Tariffs

I agree, using Weather Compensation will have a large effect on the efficiency of the heat pump and hopefully ensure the system is running flow temps ...

11 months ago
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RE: Is your gut better than Math

@technogeek Thanks for providing the link - Graham's argument makes perfect sense, and it was nice to understand the logic of why Quiet Mode exists.

11 months ago
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RE: Is your gut better than Math

You could be correct (I'd love to see a link if you can find the article). My Samsung unit does weird things (does not behave as expected) if I use qu...

11 months ago
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