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@jamespetts I agree it's extremely hard to calculate ROI on batteries as it will also see changes in usage patterns as well as opening up tariff optio...
Interesting article on Interconnectors...If Interconnectors stopped for any reason (political...energy demand in other countries.. or even Russia cutt...
@scalextrix yes, battery is vital to maximise TOU tariffs...
@transparent many thanks for this. I'll take a proper look and chase our Local Authority - if nothing else!
@lucia we shall see! I'm looking forward to dunkelflaute and similar tight supplies. Whether my batteries will be sufficient is unknown - but the w...
Fwiw... I set up my weather compensation on LG heat pump... starting with nil base knowledge. However the initial change was very easy and took les...
My experience with installers is that they often have a poor understanding of weather compensation. And even if understanding wc often prefer to guide...
One thing we can be sure of is that whatever contracts say the Interconnectors from Europe will not supply UK if there is any sort of power shortage f...
CORRECTION Octopus Go has 5 hours cheap 00:30 - 05:30 every night Intelligent Go is 6 hours (minimum) cheap rate 23:30 - 05:30 every night. Extra ...
Reminder.. ✅ All smart/time-of-use tariffs require a smart meter.
I'm on Intelligent Go . Only since start of Feb. Before that Agile... and before that Tracker. Imports so far this year are under 8p/kWh and I've ex...
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
Volumisers are normally plumbed so that they are in the...
By JamesPa , 2 hours ago
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@toodles possibly. The £9k labour charge for 4-5 days w...
By AndrewJ , 6 hours ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
My thought is simple. Bring it on and bring on plug in...
By JamesPa , 10 hours ago
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RE: Heat Geek mini store vs pump size
Yes I agree, that’s why Heat Geek have most likely sele...
By Tomtheheatingengineer , 24 hours ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@chandykris Swings and Roundabouts, you win some…. ...
By Toodles , 24 hours ago
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
By Mars , 1 day ago
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
@majordennisbloodnok @tomtheheatingengineer For my ...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
There is scope for product development here. I for one...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Is the "divide by 2900" rule still valid?
Really flow rate is a pipework limitation not a water p...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation
@burtis, I’ve followed this thread pretty much from the...
By Mars , 5 days ago
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RE: Starting Our Heat Pump Journey: 1962 build 3 bed detached house
First time poster here but I can share my experience as...
By SCH , 5 days ago
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RE: Is it the house or the equipment?
...which, I've found out, is pretty much impossible to ...
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