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@peterackstraw 13.5 kWh’s of battery capacity is unlikely to ‘see the day out’ even with any solar energy contribution. Once the battery and solar con...
@jamespa A cynical view but, I fear that it is a fair summary….. unfortunately. Regards, Toodles.
Something sounds odd there; if you have solar power charging the PW3 and minimal consumption, the battery ought to charge to (and hold) a full charge ...
@peterackstraw A few observations rather than a recommendation for a particular tariff. As you are using a Tesla PW2, I would assume you may have had ...
@transparent I’ve heard that that is why American cars have bigger seats.😉
@jamespa Normally, we have rainwater in our water butts and I use this (much softer than our mains water and fewer ‘additional’ trace elements I suspe...
Whilst cleaning some very dusty and dirty solar panels this morning, I got to thinking… Q. Why are solar panels covered with a grid pattern? A. To...
@jamespa Years ago, I used to attend location recording sessions armed with an ‘Adaptaplug’ so that I could connect to the mains socket in a church or...
@old_scientist And for ‘electricity only’ consumers, there is a very delectable skin on this particular custard (yes, I really like the skin on custar...
Just an observation regarding the Joule insulated 200ltr unvented hot water tank, is this tank designed with heat pumps in mind? Though probably suffi...
@jeff I am well aware of the riskiness of such investments and have risked no more than I can afford to lose - but I would rather not for all that...
@jamespa When I contracted a company to install my solar energy system and battery, I was allocated a ‘surveyor’ to ascertain the best arrangement of ...
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RE: Heat pump branding. Clever, contemporary… or a bit too much?
Yes exactly that. To put it another way I mean Heat Ge...
By JamesPa , 36 minutes ago
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
Your house sounds a lot like mine. 2 surveyors each sp...
By JamesPa , 1 hour ago
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RE: Heat Geek Zero Disrupt: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
Thats true only if you do the wrong experiment. Done c...
By JamesPa , 2 hours ago
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
@temperature_gradient Isn't that just describing a regu...
By Prunus , 2 hours ago
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@etchedpixels I thought about that too, and between ...
By RonV. , 5 hours ago
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RE: battery storage without solar
As of October 1st they need specific qualifications to ...
By EtchedPixels , 15 hours ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
With regards to the BUS grant raid, I gave it more thou...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 16 hours ago
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
The whole system seems to work on the basis of...
By ian33a , 16 hours ago
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
Good plan. If you can get half hourly meter readings a...
By JamesPa , 21 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pumps Without Grants: Would You Have Installed One & Will You Now?
@editor Most certainly. The heat pump was an ideal s...
By Abernyte , 21 hours ago
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
Yep I caught our slow leak from a £100 bill rise 8)
By EtchedPixels , 22 hours ago
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RE: Do You Need a Buffer Tank or Low Loss Header for Underfloor Heating in a Large Property?
@jamespa in some cases, failing the Turing test might b...
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RE: Passiv Smart Thermostat - Help & Forum Support
@energystoragetech The heat capacity of some...
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RE: tepeo ZEB UK Support & Info Thread
Sorry you are correct, I was remembering figures from t...
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