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RE: Replacement Inverter for old FIT system

@bontwoody I have a single string 3kW solar AC inverter (non-hybrid), one year old, recently decommissioned as I've just had a Tesla Powerwall 3 insta...

2 months ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Glycol

Glycol is colourless, but typically glycol sold in the UK for use in heating systems has a light blue colouration. If you empty the contents of your Y...

3 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Why Air Release Valves and Deaerators are Non-Negotiable

Top tip to fit an isolation valve! All good points. I guess that at least with an automatic air vent valve you have the option to operate it automat...

3 months ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: Heat pump and wifi kit connection.

@alfapat are you able to tell us what the issue was and how you sorted it, please? Interested to know in case I ever add WiFi.  

3 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?

@toodles I recently completed an online budget representation for the Autumn 2025 budget (2nd link below, up to 250 words max), in exactly this area (...

3 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?

Reminder for anyone with batteries, with prices going up tomorrow, today would be a good time to fill those batteries to 100% before tomorrow's increa...

3 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Samsung Gen 6 - Schedules not working

Glad you got it sorted 😀

3 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Why Air Release Valves and Deaerators are Non-Negotiable

When I had my system serviced recently, I asked the guy about the automatic air vents as I didn't really understand how they worked. He advised once...

3 months ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: Why Air Release Valves and Deaerators are Non-Negotiable

We have air release valves - the automatic ones with the little screw caps. One is installed as part of our Joule pre-plumbed cylinder, at the high po...

3 months ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: Samsung Gen 6 - Schedules not working

@bontwoody are the new schedules you've added also greyed out?  

3 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Samsung 5kW R32 Monobloc Gen 6 ASHP

  Hi @Nick Owens, welcome to the forum. My Samsung is the 12kW (gen6) model, and last winter my heat loss was just over 4kW on the coldest da...

3 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Samsung 5kW R32 Monobloc Gen 6 ASHP

@bontwoody I don't have a heat meter, but I do have a MID-approved electricity meter measuring the consumption of the heat pump (heat pump only, so ex...

3 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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