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RE: Oversized Ecodan

Yes, if you have battery storage and can flatten the import price, then ramping up in cheap slots and set back or switching off at more expensive time...

4 months ago
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RE: Oversized Ecodan

Are your emitters capable of emitting the heat being produced at a flow temp of 29C? If they are not, then the return temp will rise and narrow the dT...

4 months ago
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RE: Oversized Ecodan

I have an oversized (for my property) Samsung unit. I can only run constantly when the temp drops below 5C, and even then it gets too warm in the bedr...

4 months ago
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RE: buffer/volumizer cupboard space eater, do i need one?

Agreed, but I would say we need to do far more than just meet the minimum recommended requirement. We have a similarly sized system to @adamk (12 larg...

4 months ago
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RE: What is this white plastic ring on my radbots?

My ECO4 installer did exactly the same - installed Radbots on all my radiators, and left me the regular TRVs which came with the radiator valves but w...

4 months ago
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RE: Ripped Off: How UK Homeowners Are Paying Gas Prices for Wind Energy

@johnr I agree, but that needs to change IMHO. @toodles I'm sure there are probably other considerations like the ability of the local grid to handl...

4 months ago
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RE: Agile: average import cost vs other tariffs?

@toodles Two days don't make a summer (or something like that!). But yes, I'm watching it closely. I'm not sure I'm brave enough to jump back on Agi...

4 months ago
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RE: Ripped Off: How UK Homeowners Are Paying Gas Prices for Wind Energy

Why not make it a planning requirement that all new build homes have a minimum amount of solar and battery installed, scaled to the size of the proper...

4 months ago
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RE: Ripped Off: How UK Homeowners Are Paying Gas Prices for Wind Energy

@jeff Thank you for proving the above table. Whilst I absolutely get the need for subsidies to drive the green net-zero ambitions forward (Renewable...

4 months ago
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RE: Savings - using Weather Compensation & Time of Use Tariffs

I agree, using Weather Compensation will have a large effect on the efficiency of the heat pump and hopefully ensure the system is running flow temps ...

4 months ago
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RE: Is your gut better than Math

@technogeek Thanks for providing the link - Graham's argument makes perfect sense, and it was nice to understand the logic of why Quiet Mode exists.

4 months ago
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RE: Is your gut better than Math

You could be correct (I'd love to see a link if you can find the article). My Samsung unit does weird things (does not behave as expected) if I use qu...

4 months ago
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