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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...
I don't know how the Samsung does it, but what I can tell you is the power draw reduces as the flow temps approach the desired set point. It seems to ...
In milder weather, I know my radiators can only dissipate the heat being produced at a flow temp of 32-33C, so I set the WC to around this temperature...
We've only had our solar since last June, but so far for me it's been very accurate and within the published standard deviation each month. Yes, ...
Same here @jamespa - we have a 12kW Samsung ASHP, solar and are currently considering adding a Tesla PW3, but no way do the numbers stack up financial...
Yes, that sounds correct. I would say try both options and see which works best for you. I wouldn't aim too low though, if you already know 34C is re...
Congratulations @toodles, that's a fantastic result. Well done! I know I would have loved the opportunity to visit a heat pump installation before c...
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