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@jamespa An additional reason for so many data centres is because for "the cloud" which these data centres support, to be 100% robust, they must...
@transparent so if I understand the situation correctly, yet again poor Joe Bloggs is going to get fleeced again to pay for the extra infrastructure s...
@toodles thankfully we have a range of tariffs to meet most people's needs. I am just one of those edge cases so require a little extra technology to ...
@toodles definitely sounds like similar aims. I was kind of forced into the batteries/solar because of the EV. You cannot get a tariff to adequately c...
@toodles cheers! Had to size the batteries /inverter based on keeping the ASHP going all day plus general power consumption and being able to charge i...
@editor I have been following your journey for sometime and I certainly understand and agree with your points of view. I just think readers should be ...
@temperature_gradient I do not normally run my heat pump like this but I did indirectly run it one night like this when the heat pump went into ...
@editor I am a little sceptical regarding the assumptions made mainly due a cultural issue. From my experience with other review platforms, sadl...
@athlonoc it is a generic name given to all things that give off heat basically. This can include radiators under floor heating etc 😀
@broadsman do you live in a highly populated area? Sometimes your router can select a congested comms channel and if your Shelley is a reasonable di...
@athlonoc is your heat pump delta T set to match the delta T of your overall emitter circuit or is it still to 5C? The reason I ask is if your emitt...
@davec I kind of read that information as the "unit is capable of supplying 11Kw @ -3C and this has been possibly tested on a system which is co...
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RE: Adding additional Solar Panels to a DC coupled battery system
Let's deal with mounting systems first. You don't hav...
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
@kilgorexv definitely a larger inverter will help and m...
By AndrewJ , 20 hours ago
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations
@rob-of-york — thanks for posting this, all very useful...
By cathodeRay , 24 hours ago
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RE: Surface mount or bury primaries for heat pump installation?
The installation is almost done! I've written up two ...
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RE: Glass lined Cylinder for private water supply
This has turned into a fascinating little rabbit hole. ...
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RE: Switch suitable to change between two inverter CT's
Last winter my battery ,32KWh, could run the house com...
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
Agree with Major. And even if I was very happy with ...
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RE: Is the "divide by 2900" rule still valid?
There is another estimator that you could use, a formul...
By Rob of York , 2 days ago
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RE: To re-pipe or not to re-pipe? Moving from oil boiler to air source heat pump.
@penval, really useful update. After all the discussion...
By Mars , 4 days ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@papahuhu I prefer to look at it simplistically. We d...
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RE: Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
@rob-of-york I would concur with the underfloor insulat...
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RE: New Vaillant Arotherm controls link to existing thermostats ; wired vs wireless
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RE: Cooling with air to water heat pumps
Passive cooling should always be the first call. Keep ...
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
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