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Last seen: Apr 24, 2026
@toodles I went to enable mine, as I too thought it free of charge for the first year, I wanted to try the temp setback function. But when I tried to ...
@toodles smart+ is no longer included free in the first year, they must have changed this after your install. But regardless, it would be valueless to...
@majordennisbloodnok I choose not to pay for the optional subscription, it provides a time of use tariff optimisation functionality (it works with ...
@majordennisbloodnok Their customers are the installers, they are the ones whom need to be persuaded to specify including it in the system. For exa...
@majordennisbloodnok it is intentional, their USP is that it provides installers a quick and easy commissioning process and remote monitoring. It’s...
@benson it’s what homely tech support told me last week. The installer still has 18 mths of warranty liability, given I’ve had niggles I can’t afford ...
@benson I did all that stuff, sorry, but it didn’t work for me. I did contact Homely and they have offered to transfer the access to my installer acco...
@toodles Hi. Yes, I received it too. However, it didn’t include what I really wanted which was system primary data. I can already obtain all the items...
@old_scientist Thanks, so I’m unlikely to get them chasing me. You are correct, they have zero visibility of my self consumption, I assume that why...
@jamespa It is a bit silly and unfair as is. Octopus pays me more than they charge another customer without PV, so clearly not a sustainable model. B...
@James pa. I’d also read that energy suppliers were soon to start rejecting export arbitrage for battery only systems.I have a MCS proforma heat pump ...
@batpred I tried one of those type of adaptors on our phones a couple of years ago , I think it was called a grandstream, it would work intermittently...
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
@editor, I hear that too. I can confirm that out of ...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 7 hours ago
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As many of you know, our Global Energy Systems heat pum...
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Unfortunately its a function of the physics. Max heat ...
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RE: Microbore heat pump installs
In principle you are almost certainly right, but in pra...
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RE: Electricity price predictions
@old_scientist We are a low mileage home, so bulk of ou...
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There are just too many unknowns for me to comment on p...
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RE: What is the main ‘dictator’ of Agile’s unit price?
@toodles I keep an eye on wholesale prices and energy m...
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RE: Brand and installer questions for ASHP
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RE: Changes to Tesla Powerwall Charging Regime?
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RE: Minimum and Zero Disrupt Heat Pump Installations
True (first sentence) Thats the reason to consider th...
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RE: High air source heat pump running costs – Vaillant AroTherm Plus
Quite right. I was using a rough guesstimate of doublin...
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RE: My Grant R290 9kW Heat Pump Installation
Again, really don't know how accurate this is! &nb...
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RE: MCS Quality Audit – Has Anyone Had One? Did It Lead to Remediation?
@toodles The whole scheme is a shocking waste of money....
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RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
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