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@toodles thanks! So as suspected, around a doubling of the cost for DHW during winter! 👍🫶
Agreed because the ground water is colder and will require more heating to provide showers etc... In summer the ground temperature is around +10C wher...
This prompts a thought/question... One query I'm still trying to get my head around is the de/humification of air circulating in the house via A2W v...
@rob-of-york Thanks for posting your own analysis for heat loss calculations on your house. I'm following this process for my own house now. So it's h...
Indeed, "gas +" appears to be the direction of travel I'm finding myself in... I'd love to remove the gas boiler! Indeed - It behoves my conscience t...
Agreed! The plethora of tariffs are tying people up in knots about how to manage a complicated renewables mix of solar, batteries, ASHP, EVs etc... It...
While the gas boiler figure is pretty much right (albeit a little out of date with current increasing gas prices), the running costs for a decent hybr...
@jamespa I do believe you are as cynical as I am! 🤣 🙃 The Greens are (rightly imo) concerned about large corporate property owners ...
@temperature_gradient I think this sums the problem up very well! Love the name by the way!!! 😆 🤣 🤩 😘 The fact that...
@watcher ohhhh. Okay! That sounds like it is worth doing then. Thanks! 🤑
@watcher I'm already an Octopus customer and I'm on their Flux tariff atm...So I presume I can't get a discount from another Octopus customer referral...
Indeed! I'll float it their way and see what they come back with! 😊 And yes, a dual output A2A system is probably what we are most likely t...
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations
@toodles thanks! So as suspected, around a doubling of ...
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RE: How much of your renewable and home setup would still work if the internet went down?
I think you're right! 🤨
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