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@batpred after following this thread over the last few days I personally think this is another UK wrapping itself up in millions of pounds of bureaucr...
@transparent This will be interesting. I would have thought a fairly simple interface for batteries would be needed. A simple digital trigger to c...
@jeff the E.ON article reaffirms my belief that homes should be financially supported to install batteries which can be controlled by the local networ...
@toodles The same experience I had with E.ON Next. My Mothers smart meter had never worked and I refused to settle any account with them until the c...
@editor I had to deal with E.ON Next while processing my late Mother's estate. When I contacted them and informed them of her passing, they took...
@thebinman In answer to this and personal experience, nope. My system is set up whereby my house needs a flow temperature of 52C at OT -...
@jamespa The reason a lot of people are attracted to the UK is because of our non contributory welfare system and free health care. Only the other...
@jamespa Clearly this is not going to happen! Having sensible prices in the range of 13p to 18p per Kwh would solve a lot of issues in the UK,...
@jeff In my humble opinion I think yes it is going to get worse due to the limitations of the grid not being able to distribute the powe...
@bontwoody you are welcome and that is good news it is sorted. I would recommend looking into setting up yearly schedules to solve this problem. ...
@bontwoody have you checked you have not set any holiday modes (Sunday to Saturday set on) on accidentally? If I switch holiday modes on on my Samsung...
@editor Not yet mine is still off. I have been monitoring the house (happy Wife requirement!) now the OAT (10C to 19C range at the moment) has started...
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RE: Adding additional Solar Panels to a DC coupled battery system
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
@kilgorexv definitely a larger inverter will help and m...
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations
@rob-of-york — thanks for posting this, all very useful...
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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
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RE: Switch suitable to change between two inverter CT's
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
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RE: Is the "divide by 2900" rule still valid?
There is another estimator that you could use, a formul...
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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...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
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RE: Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
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