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@editor I completely agree. When our ASHP was installed, I read the servicing checklist, and it's a lot of inspect this and check that, and not that m...
Given the rates are approximately 23p/30p, I'm assuming IOF would fully discharge your battery each evening during the peak at 30p, and then you'd imp...
That's great news! I've not done a detailed analysis, but when I took a quick look, IOF looked like a good choice once you become a next exporter (s...
If your heat loss is 11kW and your heat pump is struggling to meet that (what is the actual heat output at 0C to -2C?), then the system may well strug...
The normal process is for the circulating pumps to continue running, as they need to circulate warm water from the radiators (or DHW) to the heat pump...
Not necessarily. Each DNO application is treated on it's merits, and they will allow it if they can. The key determining factor is likely the spare ca...
Interesting to hear how that works for you. We have a heat pump and solar, but no battery and we are on Octopus Cosy. We load shift as much as pos...
Would be nice to see some data for Midea units, as these are widely rebadged and used by a number of major 'manufacturers' I believe.
Exactly, and as in my case above, we may have left it too late as our neighbours have sucked up all the local capacity leaving us with just the standa...
I'm in a similar boat, except I have 3.6kWp of solar too. I currently have an application in to install a Tesla PW3 and additional 3.6kWp of solar, bu...
I think I watched the same video as @broadsman. I'm pretty sure that will only apply to Octopus' own Cosy heat pumps, over which they have far greater...
I think you are right to frame the question as you did, as ToU tariffs are very relevant to any heat pump strategy (at least for those who are on them...
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