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Last seen: May 4, 2026
It's buried within what has become my ongoing post-installation 'diary' thread, but I'd had interactions with most of the companies named within the e...
I've been in receipt of the Green box for 48 hours now, and having had no prior experience of Home Assistant to this point, these are my initial thoug...
Hi @f1p I'm finding the basic analysis available within MelPump really useful, even without having added the dongle as yet.One query on something that...
The initial Aira appointment, certainly in my case when I booked it, is advised as a consultation, taking around an hour, and not a full heat loss sur...
Unless it's changed in the last few months, Octopus' survey cost is a fully refundable deposit, and they'll do the EPC too as part of that. I used t...
This is pretty much my experience of the Zappi, and I'd second the recommendation for it. I've spotted recently that Myenergi have a new charger mode...
This post, on my 'diary' thread, might be of interest in providing some insight into what's available from both systems. I've been using both to anal...
This is Havenwise moving the MelCloud settings so that they don't interfere with their system instructions. Room temperature is set to maximum (29.5)...
I'll post something to advise my thoughts in due course (and I always have @benson to blame for awakening this monster within me, so if it's negative ...
@sand Good to know that it lifts off, rather than swings as a hinge, as I wasn't sure it would have the clearance. I do have the same screwholes as y...
@sand I have 'location envy' for your white box compared to mine. The electrician mentioned that he'd had to put it somewhere out of the way within ...
@f1p Thanks. I have to say that it isn't obvious (to me at least) which bit of kit was being referred to, but I'm glad it's not the heat pump itself....
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