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@hughf I generally buy kindle books these days, my close up eyesight isn't as good as it used to be, so I find it easier to read. I also appreciat...
@webcmg Excess elec is a financial issue, rather than a green one; it will always find a good home, you just might not get paid for it! At the m...
@webcmg I expect the heatexchanger box will already be insulated inside. If it's easy to open, take a look and pics are always good! I'm suggesti...
@webcmg I think it is fine to insulate controls, just you can't get to them so easily. It's electrical stuff that shouldn't be, as it is a heat so...
@webcmg There is a lot of stuff there, it’s a neat job. Have I understood correctly: A is a heatexchanger box, likely glycol:water, probably has a ...
@webcmg Heatpumps will give a poor COP heating dhw - they have to run hot which they don't like, and there's often a lot of pipework that gets heat...
@transparent Yes, flash to V2H. The reason to add extra meters would be to evaluate the round trip inverter-car-inverter performance. There is ...
@jeff I'm pretty sure they are the same unit! We are still on the Ovo V2G trial, it finishes in a few weeks. The original installation involved a cu...
@alanb Hope you’re getting over the lurgie, there’s a lot of it about! I can understand you wanting to reduce your electricity use, it is high. Can ...
I found a website with a bit more technical writing on it: I haven't seen the efficiency of it anywhere, and I think it needs a source of heat of...
@Mars I know you have a very large property, which will have a large surface area so lots of places for heat to leak out. Would EWI (External Wall In...
Polly Toynbee has an article in the guardian, wanting to get rid of the standing charge - and even to go beyond that and make initial energy use free,...
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
I disagree. You don't even require G99 consent from y...
By Transparent , 9 minutes ago
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RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
@jamespa unfortunately, your plumbing and shelving appr...
By GrahamF , 2 hours ago
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I've heard good things about FoxESS too. I have a work ...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 2 hours ago
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RE: Mitsu Wireless Controller and MelCloud
@robs Hi Rob, At the end of a note to Mitsu UK, thank...
By DavidAlgarve , 17 hours ago
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RE: Why so many sigenergi installer recommendations?
@adamk Tesla is a great option, it’s also one we instal...
By SAEnergy , 1 day ago
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RE: Rodents! A word of warning for heat pump owners
Hradline in Telegraph: Brace for plague of rats after s...
By Tim441 , 1 day ago
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RE: Flexi-Orb Heat Pump Scheme: A Game-Changer for the UK's Heat Pump Industry
As a potential heat pump customer, it would be good to ...
By Temperature_Gradient , 1 day ago
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RE: Octopus replacing the fixed 15p/kWh export rate with a market tracking one
@trbob I have just extracted the details for Agile Expo...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
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RE: Heat Pump Books For Beginners – Bodge Buster & From Zero To Heat Pump Hero
The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps is less than a month a...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
@editor Hi Mars, We have just installed a Grant Aerona...
By GrahamF , 3 days ago
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RE: Sanity check please. Battery storage and inverter sizing.
There are MCS guidelines about how close to the edge/ri...
By Old_Scientist , 3 days ago
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RE: Balancing financial efficiency and comfort using the Octopus Cosy tariff
I estimated our usage on the following basis. The mos...
By Old_Scientist , 3 days ago
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@editor Something changed in this last 12 months, they ...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 4 days ago
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RE: Ecodan & MelCloud scheduling
I put the above question to Mitsu UK at the sme time as...
By DavidAlgarve , 4 days ago
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Thanks for the heat geek info. I've fitted my own heat ...
By bontwoody , 5 days ago
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
Just to give a sense of scale, I've used the CCW water ...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 5 days ago
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RE: Powerwall 3 or Myenergi or something else?
We have a Tesla Powerwall 3, recently installed, so I m...
By Old_Scientist , 6 days ago
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RE: Mitsubishi PAR-WT60R-E Wireless Controller installation
@morgan They have been paired once but it was thought b...
By DavidAlgarve , 7 days ago
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RE: Isolating the system for a planned power cut
A great many ground-mounted local substation transforme...
By Transparent , 7 days ago