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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: Gas Combi to ASHP - Making sense of survey results and proposal.
This has hammered home my understanding of cycling than...
By IRMartini , 6 mins ago
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RE: Fossil Fuel Fired Heating v Heat Pump?
Another aspect was the DHW heating; the coal fire in th...
By Toodles , 9 mins ago
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In an ideal world a heat pump unit would contain two co...
By Derek M , 13 hours ago
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RE: ASHP Advice: High Temperature vs. Low Temperature Heat Pump For Microbore
@jamespa I fully agree with James that a HT heat pump...
By Derek M , 15 hours ago
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RE: Installing your own ASHP - DIY
@tomasmcguinness Have you been able to perform any sani...
By IanMK13 , 18 hours ago
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RE: Viessmann Vitocal 250-A in the UK
For reference, I have a 10 kWh Viessmann 151-A installe...
By GC61 , 21 hours ago
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RE: Vaillant Arotherm Settings for New Installation
@drew-pa Ah thanks. Good to know I dont have a misconce...
By bontwoody , 21 hours ago
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RE: Aira Heat Pump: Stylish Scandinavian Heating
On the whole marketing claims vs reality on performance...
By GunboatDiplomat , 21 hours ago
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RE: Microbore Central Heating Plumbing, will it be a barrier / pain?
@mattc All the existing (designed for T50) radiators ar...
By IanMK13 , 1 day ago
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The temporary fix has reconnected about 60% of users, a...
By Abernyte , 2 days ago
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RE: What is Wrong with our Heat Pump Installation?
Having to run the heat pump during the summer for DHW s...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
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Issues with Vaillant connectivity via the MyCONNECT gateway
I'm sensing a variety of issues with Vaillant connectiv...
By dr_dongle , 2 days ago
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Interesting heat pumps installations
Thought it would be cool to share photos of interesting...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
@Toodles That's very interesting to hear, thanks. I ha...
By dr_dongle , 2 days ago
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RE: Massive Electricity Cost for Running My Air Source Heat Pump
@allyfish In fairness installer has replied stra...
By Holts , 2 days ago
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RE: Are Solar Diverters Necessary for Homes with ASHPs and Solar PV?
@zzxap19 that's a fair point. With the eddi, is it poss...
By Mars , 3 days ago
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RE: Delivering a smart and secure electricity system: government consultation
"I don't think I'll need to refer to past iterations of...
By eggnchips , 3 days ago
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RE: Error on Immersun – Error 8 Load Short Circuit
@julesmp8 fingers crossed. I have to say our Immersu...
By Mars , 4 days ago
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Interesting heat pumps installations
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What is Wrong with our Heat Pump Installation?
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Fossil Fuel Fired Heating v Heat Pump?
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Viessmann Vitocal 250-A in the UK
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