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I am a retired university technician who had the grand title of ‘Facilities and Technical Services Manager’ and based in the SE of England. Happily married, due to visual handicap unable to drive but hoping that maybe, one day, autonomous cars will be legal and available in the UK! I am a nerd with first class honours in the art of Scrooge economics in energy consumption and conservation and hence buy and sell with Octopus Energy. 1930’s 4 bedroomed semi detached house, 97 sq. metres floor area, EPC Rating B (83) Gone an expensive shade of Green with 8.1 kWp of Canadian Solar PV, Enphase IQ 7A micro-inverters, 2 x Tesla Powerwall 2’s as a battery, MyEnergi Eddi and Harvi’s, Sunamp Thermino ePV210 water heater, Daikin EDL08 8kW ASHP with LLH and secondary pump controlled by Homely Smart Controller. 10 radiators plus dual fuel towel rail. Have made investments in Ripple Energy’s Derril Water Solar Park and working on investing in their Project 4 (Wind Turbines) Cavity wall insulated, double glazing throughout, Q-Bot underfloor insulation on ground floor, 30 cm+ loft insulation Have gone all LED for lighting, induction hob, air fryer and 2 x microwave combination ovens for cooking, sans gas, all electric home in SE England.
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide
OK makes sense How do you achieve the above, is i...
By JamesPa , 10 minutes ago
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RE: Grant Aerona3 R32 HPIDI17 performance in low temperatures
That's a very clear explanation and not exactly a ringi...
By davidm06 , 39 minutes ago
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RE: Vaillant Arotherm ASHP gets noisier when it gets colder outside
nevertheless it had just finished a de-icing cycle and ...
By Judith , 47 minutes ago
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RE: Aira Heat Pump: Stylish Scandinavian Heating
The higher design temp in the bedroom isn't necessarily...
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RE: Best temperature wave form for best economy and efficiency .
still gathering data to help me decide . a few more gra...
By ivanhoew , 3 hours ago
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RE: Totally bewildered with my ECO4 heat pump installation
I echo @toodles, please do. Among other purposes, this ...
By cathodeRay , 6 hours ago
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RE: hum/whine from Wilo circulation pump
@richard24738 Fair enough, however please bear in mind ...
By Toodles , 7 hours ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?
@johnnyb Have you looked at the Temperature Flexibility...
By Toodles , 7 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pump starting current
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RE: Is My Midea Heat Pump Inherently Defective?
@bobtskutter - here are the PHE in and out temps, taken...
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RE: Ideal Logic 10kW Heat Pump Pipes Noisy and Very Expensive to Run
Good to hear you have some progress. Is it mounted on r...
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RE: Running my new Nibe ASHP efficiently
@luke would love to hear more about how you went about ...
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RE: Samsung ASHP owners what have you set your weather compensation to?
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RE: Solar thermal with combi boiler
We too can help with which pipes go where and the defin...
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Are MCS are finally improving (some of) their guidelines?
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation
16 days again so far running trouble free no flow error...
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RE: Hybrid ASHP and gas boiler - operating together
@nigel-w I have a bivalent system setup which comprises...
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RE: The Definitive Guide to Weather Compensation and Curves for Air Source Heat Pumps
Yes mine does, my warm end of the curve is set to 33@7⁰...
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