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Last seen: Oct 14, 2026
Interesting. We currently find morning solar is most beneficial for us as we can run the heat pump on solar following an overnight switch off (we ofte...
Octopus recently launched their own very similar scheme called the Collective:
That is more normal. The DHW heating cycle will turn off the moment the tank reaches the set point (43C in your case), but the circulation pumps conti...
Can you include the heat loss from the plant in the calculations, as these may help you meet the heat loss for the room? A DHW tank can lose (emit) 10...
I agree, it doesn't look like that was the culprit, but was worth checking. Let us know how you get on.
@bami check the field setting values #3031 to 3033 for the booster heater (immersion) operation. #3031 turns it on/off (I have mine set to NOT USE),...
@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...
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one thing i learnt from reading people’s comments and e...
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RE: Cooling/heating with one unit
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
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RE: Heat pump branding. Clever, contemporary… or a bit too much?
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This post is about how I successfully configured a buff...
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
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