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I can now "see" my inverter and optimisers through the solaredge portal ... BUT... its not monitoring the actual production etc. Looking at the LAN ...
i see in May 2022 the peak day was 34.39kwh. Only 3 days above 30kwh, 18 days above 20kwh, 12 days under 20kwh & 1 day unrecorded According to G...
small update! I have successfully made the LAN connection (basically easy enough once I got a long enough ethernet cable). This enabled my invert...
@iancalderbank very much in agreement. On legionella .... I think all ASHPs have a programmable function to raise the temp (say) weekly to ensure ther...
Octopus have reopened Tracker to customers with a switch date of 1st July (includes all those on the waiting list) Current Tracker elec is around 17...
A heat pump can easily heat hot water to higher temperatures - but the problem is that its far less efficient once you start going much over 50deg. We...
@marzipan71 interesting! But note with Octopus Tracker (currently 6 month waiting list) we pay around 18p kwh Inc vat currently vs the gov capped 33...
@marzipan71 we have a separate base "standing" charge that you can see in the Octopus breakdown above. In my case 42.77p per day - which is more or le...
Today's Octopus Tracker breakdown of costs
Import Tracker prices are made up of Wholesale price that typically accounts for around just under the cost current. Remainder is made up of things li...
Octopus export - standard fixed tariff is 15p with a one year fix - which seems very attractive compared to wholesale import prices latest import Tr...
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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...
By Old_Scientist , 2 hours ago
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RE: To re-pipe or not to re-pipe? Moving from oil boiler to air source heat pump.
Sooooo, what did we do in the end? We approached three ...
By Penval , 3 hours ago
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
D'oh - of course. I shouldn't post before my brain is f...
By Old_Scientist , 8 hours ago
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RE: Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
@rob-of-york I would concur with the underfloor insulat...
By Toodles , 10 hours ago
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RE: New Vaillant Arotherm controls link to existing thermostats ; wired vs wireless
Nothing attached! I have rads but UFH makes the case ...
By JamesPa , 10 hours ago
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RE: Cooling with air to water heat pumps
Passive cooling should always be the first call. Keep ...
By JamesPa , 11 hours ago
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
@rob-of-york Thank you, I’m thinking along these same l...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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@Mars Good questions! The downstairs unit did the maj...
By Rob of York , 1 day ago
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
@dave, I think @jamespa has probably identified the mos...
By Mars , 2 days 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 , 2 days 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 , 3 days ago
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
By Mars , 3 days ago
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
@majordennisbloodnok @tomtheheatingengineer For my ...
By JamesPa , 3 days 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 , 4 days ago



