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Old_Scientist
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RE: PV export revenue and HMRC

We are in the same boat - I expect that our export payments will exceed £1,000 on the IOF tariff, but I am confident we are covered by the S782A tax e...

3 months ago
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Solar Thermal & Power Diverters
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RE: PV export revenue and HMRC

The relevant guidance in HMRC's tax manual is here: I assume that most home owners will be exempt under the following exemption. I quote below in...

3 months ago
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Solar Thermal & Power Diverters
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RE: Volumiser required on Grant R290?

Our 12kW Samsung heat pump install would have a system volume without volumiser of ~140L and our installers still included a 50L volumiser bringing to...

3 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Setback savings - fact or fiction?

Absolutely agree with everything you've said, but there is also a massive risk of increasing condensation and mould issues if the internal wall insula...

3 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Electricity price predictions

If only electricity prices could experience a market crash or a lost decade.  

3 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring, Electrics & Providers
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RE: Electricity price predictions

And perhaps even more importantly having the flexibility to adapt to any future changes in electricity pricing and export rates etc gives you the abil...

3 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring, Electrics & Providers
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?

I checked the details of the "heating cover" package and the repairs to the "heating and hot water system" doesn't actually include the heat pump. Tha...

4 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Setback savings - fact or fiction?

There is a detailed analysis of a defrost cycle for a Samsung heat pump here that may be of interest.

4 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Is my Samsung gen6 outside air temp sensor missing a sheath/sleeve?

@papahuhu Yes, good information is often hard to find, but Samsung have made some information publicly available. Sarah Hanson (a Samsung owner) wrote...

4 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Is my Samsung gen6 outside air temp sensor missing a sheath/sleeve?

It doesn't use that sensor directly to detect frosting - it uses an internal sensor that measures the refrigerant temperature leaving the EEV at or be...

4 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Reliable, easy to use home battery options

We have a Tesla Powerwall 3 and Samsung 12kW heat pump, and we are on the Octopus Cosy tariff. Our highest usage this winter was around 45kWh and we...

4 months ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Is my Samsung gen6 outside air temp sensor missing a sheath/sleeve?

This is perfectly normal. The outdoor temp sensor on my Gen 6 is identical. Mine reads reasonably accurately, maybe slightly on the low side (~0.5C ...

4 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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