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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: The UK’s Heating Nightmare: Why Many Systems Fail Homeowners
I don't know enough about how commercial BESS sites mak...
By Transparent , 1 hour ago
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation
@dunlorn Good shout that buddy will give it a go at ...
By Burtis , 12 hours ago
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Samsung E911 intermittent issue
Hi all, Been having a trawl through the forums for th...
By NetDonkey , 13 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pump Books For Beginners – Bodge Buster & From Zero To Heat Pump Hero
@odd_lion I still have two copies of Bodge Buster left ...
By Mars , 21 hours ago
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RE: Aira Heat Pump: Stylish Scandinavian Heating
@bromide Thanks for the advice, doing it once but prope...
By ChandyKris , 22 hours ago
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RE: Agile: average import cost vs other tariffs?
@toodles 13.5kWh here, but no ASHP. 27kWh would be ampl...
By IanMK13 , 23 hours ago
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RE: What is a considered a decent weather curve?
Thanks Gary, I'll do that with the Drayton balancing ke...
By Crimson , 1 day ago
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RE: Grant 13kW Aerona3 - issues getting zones to temp
I've created a separate thread to discuss WC settings a...
By Crimson , 1 day ago
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RE: Heat Pump SCOPs – The Truth Might Not Be What You Think
Thanks I will try that and look at results
By A E Deans , 1 day ago
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RE: New Samsung 12KW Heat Pump Help
No such luck yet - installers are saying their quoted 3...
By dinhp , 2 days ago
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RE: Excessive performance/system issues with GSHP
@johnr Thanks - the Buffer tank is in the integral gara...
By didjerama_uk , 2 days ago
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RE: Do thick walls make for warm houses?
@robl Thanks, thats interesting 🙂
By bontwoody , 2 days ago
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RE: Mitsubishi EcoDan ASHP Settings not saving.
@fez96 Who’d of thought.? 👍
By Westkent , 2 days ago
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RE: In the Bleak Midwinter... Midea heat pump performance, poor COP and windchill in action
A similar pattern happened again last night and into th...
By cathodeRay , 3 days ago
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RE: Samsung HP secondary pump wiring
Thanks for the reply. I have asked a couple of days ago...
By Chris-in-Kemnay , 4 days ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
Hi All We have 2 ASHPs, Solar/Battery system and soon...
By AlanB , 4 days ago
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@westkent OK , Interesting , Im surprised that Airsourc...
By Alfapat , 4 days ago
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RE: Post Buffer Tank DUCA Circulating Pump Settings
@potatoman I raised this with Secon, and here's what th...
By Mars , 4 days ago
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RE: Smart meter installation – seamless or a potential nightmare?
@transparent, now hosted on our site as attached.
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