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Old_Scientist
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RE: Planning Update: 1 Metre Boundary Rule for Heat Pumps Has Been Scrapped

@editor Do you know what the current regulations are for Wales, and if these are also being updated? I'm keen to have our ASHP moved as soon as the...

12 months ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Training, Planning & Organisations
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RE: Agile: average import cost vs other tariffs?

Thank you - I await your update 😀 Our average import rate on Agile for April was 15.4p. The first half of the month saw no heating, with a ...

1 year ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring, Electrics & Providers
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RE: ASHP Pipe sizes

Yes, you'll need two conduits, for flow and return pipes, separated by a couple inches I would think. Yes, you'll also need a conduit for electrical...

1 year ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: Agile: average import cost vs other tariffs?

@toodles thanks for the analysis. I'll be really interested to hear how well Octopus manage the charging and discharging of the battery once things se...

1 year ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring, Electrics & Providers
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RE: Agile: average import cost vs other tariffs?

@toodles Thank you for sharing that. I note you have a small amount of consumption at peak rate (7.1kWh). Were you expecting that, or is that Octopus...

1 year ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring, Electrics & Providers
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RE: Agile: average import cost vs other tariffs?

@chandykris Yes, if you are able to last the day on solar/battery then Go is going to work out better than Cosy. Obviously the trick is timing the swi...

1 year ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring, Electrics & Providers
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RE: Performance of Heat Pumps in Mild Weather

That's largely where I am, with a 12kW Samsung unit and on our coldest day last January with produced 96kWh of heat, so an implied heat loss of ~4kW. ...

1 year ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures

Right, got you.

1 year ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures

@transparent I have an Emlite ECA2 MID-approved meter fitted which records solar generation (available for around £40). The meter records slightly hig...

1 year ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Performance of Heat Pumps in Mild Weather

Agree with the above. Without knowing what the modulation curve of any given heat pump/compressor looks like, about all we can do is assume the manufa...

1 year ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Performance of Heat Pumps in Mild Weather

@heatgeek I have a very over-sized Samsung (12kW gen6, with a heat loss of maybe 4-5kW). We suffer with poor dT which struggles to get above 3C. Are y...

1 year ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: What happens when the outside temperature exceeds the upper WC point?

Yes, that's the default value, but can be set between 10C to 35C.

1 year ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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