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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) [But upgraded somewhat since that assessment] 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. Cavity wall insulated, triple 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. Did I mention, I’m 78 you know!😉
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RE: Octopus Cosy Heat Pump Owners & Discussion Thread
Ah, that makes sense.
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RE: Ecodan ASHP Low COP and Unstable Compressor Frequency
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By lukewarmbath , 10 hours ago
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RE: Vaillant water pressure gauge vs Analogue gauge
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By jeegnesh , 10 hours ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
@jeff Keeping the ‘smash & grab’ installers who get...
By Toodles , 10 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pumps Without Grants: Would You Have Installed One & Will You Now?
@toodles Yep, and it is not even a sticking plaster ...
By Jeff , 11 hours ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
I agree, imperfect systems like voting for politicians ...
By Batpred , 16 hours ago
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RE: Gov wants to alter our FIT contracts from rpi to cpi
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By Jeff , 16 hours ago
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RE: Installer Fitted 9kW Instead of 11kW Heat Pump and Changed MCS Paperwork - What do I do?
@mairie - Your constituency member, Dr Zubir Ahmed MP, ...
By Transparent , 17 hours ago
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@transparent @old_scientist Quick update, I submitted...
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RE: Grant 13kW Aerona3 - issues getting zones to temp
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By Crimson , 1 day ago
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RE: UFH downstairs and radiators upstairs balancing question
Yes thats true, but that cant happen unless the room te...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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Do Heat Pumps need to start up at Full Power?
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