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RE: Frequent power outages in the Southeast – A sign of things to come?

No issues here in West Wales, touch wood our supply is very stable. In a situation like that, I'd definitely be looking at a battery solution with ful...

3 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Heat Pump Swap Shop

Over-sized 12kW Samsung gen6 ASHP, low mileage, one careful owner seeks 8kW unit for long term relationship.

3 months ago
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Buy & Sell
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RE: Is it worth siting panels on an East facing roof?

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...

3 months ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Additional Battery v Wind Turbine v Ripple

Octopus recently launched their own very similar scheme called the Collective:

3 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: DHW temp Samsung AE120RXYDEG 12kw ASHP with Gen 6 controller

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...

3 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: help with new bathroom and towel radiator

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...

3 months ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: DHW temp Samsung AE120RXYDEG 12kw ASHP with Gen 6 controller

I agree, it doesn't look like that was the culprit, but was worth checking. Let us know how you get on.

3 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: DHW temp Samsung AE120RXYDEG 12kw ASHP with Gen 6 controller

@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),...

3 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Transforming a Derbyshire Property into an Energy-Efficient Haven

@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...

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?

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...

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?

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...

3 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?

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...

3 months ago
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