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There shouldn’t be a problem using an inverter rated higher than your panel output. Maybe there will be a small efficiency loss at the low end (grey d...
One thing I fixed was my dozy installer had screwed the copper pipes from the ASHP to the loft joists with regular brass pipe clips. (Flexi tails outs...
@jimbo69 As a follow up to my post above, I solved the other cause of my noise. The installer fitted my system with a Honeywell Lyriq on-off controlle...
It is possible to install a thermistor (10K, beta=3435, 1%) in the DHW cylinder so the tank temperature can be read by the ASHP. However this doesn'...
API keys are like passwords, but used by computers. They allow access to private resources and data like passwords do, although API keys are often sho...
It turns out Octopus have an API for reading the times of future (and past) 'saving sessions', as well as the points you've earned. I hacked up a qui...
NRM Plumbing and Heating (St Neots, Cambs), £120+VAT. According to the invoice, checked the filters, glycol mix, outdoor unit. I didn't ask for a lis...
If I were buying a place with tech I wasn't familiar with, I'd probably look for an expert to do an inspection. Surveyors are common for structural i...
@FJJ Over the last few weeks I've commissioned a switch from an external Honeywell Lyric controller to using the ASHP's own controller. I need to wri...
If your towel rail has an electric heating element, one solution is to fit a boost timer on it. For example this one should be a drop-in replacement ...
Just an addition on the subject of sourcing your own cells: a lot of the cells on offer on the likes of Aliexpress are some variation on factory rejec...
One solution to that is multiple batteries and multiple inverters: dual ME3000SP each feeding its own stack of batteries. Then they can operate in par...
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Are You Getting the Most Out of Your Renewable Energy?
This article is aimed at you if you have recently taken...
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RE: Insulation of flow and return Heat Pump piping
@toodles undesirable but insignificant sums it up prett...
By dr_dongle , 2 hours ago
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RE: Incorrect Billing of Customers with a Smart Meter
@transparent not sure I’d call SMETS2 a bed rock, as it...
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It is certainly possible, using a modbus connection. If...
By cathodeRay , 13 hours ago
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RE: Home energy storage & battery register
1 x Seplos 14.3kWh (Seplos box from Alibaba, battery ce...
By KoRWraith , 24 hours ago
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I did another reconnection/ reconfiguration session wit...
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RE: Recommended ASHP installers in Hampshire
@benson After my initial enquiries with Octopus, we had...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call
To help bolster the rather small number of NIBE owners ...
By Steve D , 1 day ago
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RE: A beginner's journey into DIY home energy storage - no solar!
@editor All good here! I'm happy to say that the system...
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
@fse_bec welcome to the forums, and it’s very generous ...
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RE: Meter Readings - What are theses meters telling me?
@transparent Hi, I am the landlord of the property, we ...
By Potatoman , 2 days ago
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RE: Octopus (the grid) is my battery
@andris My ‘Best Effort’ so far was on 4th. June 2023 w...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
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Save the Energy Save the World using Daikin Altherma 3 operation mode and schedules settings.
Hello Everyone. Our Daikin Altherma 3 was set to Dome...
By Mevl , 2 days ago
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RE: Have Octopus Energy discovered a way to Narnia?
Oh dear. Always winter never Christmas?
By Davesoa , 2 days ago
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RE: Bivalent oil boiler system to work alongside ground or water source heat pump
I can provide a lot of detail on LED lighting. But no...
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RE: Making best use of Agile with a battery and ASHP
I try to ovoid doing that...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 3 days ago
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RE: Is this a bad installation and is there something wrong with my Samsung heat pump?
@kenbone no need for what kenbone regarding the 100watt...
By David999 , 5 days ago
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RE: Bivalent (or even trivalent!) system design options for a new GSHP installation
For your interest @algienon this is what happens when a...
By Transparent , 5 days ago
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RE: Rising Damp – Production Recommendation
Yet another topic I'm not an expert in. Nonetheless, th...
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RE: Noise problems with newly installed Samsung 8kW ASHP
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Incorrect Billing of Customers with a Smart Meter
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Have Octopus Energy discovered a way to Narnia?
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Insulation of flow and return Heat Pump piping
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