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Last seen: Nov 11, 2026
@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...
Yes, it's "doable" if everything goes to plan, they arrive early and all the correct kit also arrives early and you have a good hard working team of i...
Our ASHP installation was originally scheduled for 2 days and ended up going into a third day. We had a two man team of installers (who were brilliant...
For the sake of balance, I will share that our ECO4 experience with having an ASHP, solar panels and internal wall insulation fitted were all very pos...
Great stuff. As you are on a cheap overnight EV tariff, I would schedule for the hot water to come on for the last hour of that cheap rate time period...
Things certainly feel more snappy today. Great job @editor
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RE: Heat Geek Zero Disrupt: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
The Heat Geek survey and design process continues to ge...
By L8Again , 6 minutes ago
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Should I change my cylinder when changing from a gas boiler to a heat pump.
I have 178 L Gledhill unvented cylinder which was fitte...
By David , 9 hours ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
Impressions so far from the one I've installed are that...
By EtchedPixels , 10 hours ago
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@batpred The Daikin temperature probe protrudes from th...
By Toodles , 13 hours ago
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
@editor And as an occasional contributor, may I say wel...
By Toodles , 15 hours ago
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RE: Should Households Who Can Afford It Pay More for Energy to Help Those Who Can't?
They don't have to try. Our entire system is d...
By EtchedPixels , 16 hours ago
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RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?
Fair enough. I guess I was thinking of pipes that run ...
By JamesPa , 16 hours ago
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RE: How Can I Prove Coal Was My Main Heating Source Without Receipts?
Got excepted for the grant now so thanks for the replie...
By Chilli304 , 20 hours ago
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Daikin Altherma 3 R F+W, room thermostat control, weath...
By JanHarley , 21 hours ago
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RE: Buffer tank on a 2 x 14kw Ecodan system
Pretty much as I had guessed in my crude scaling from m...
By JamesPa , 24 hours ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Well you have a vibration generator running at some fre...
By bobflux , 2 days ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@downfield Thats a decent rate, I’m shocked they hadn...
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations
@toodles thanks! So as suspected, around a doubling of ...
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