Last seen: Oct 12, 2025
@benson Ours is ‘resting’ for the summer now (unless we have a typically British summer and have to turn the heating back on!) and our DHW is solar vi...
@jamespa To a certain extent, by exporting to the grid all my excess solar during the summer (for credit) enables me to ‘pull back’ energy in the less...
@transparent ‘Protein’s extra Luv’.
@editor Fairy Nuff Mars, I doubt that my ramblings would pass muster with even the least able AI programme anyway. Wot I write is all me own - but is ...
@johnnyb I have had several discussions with Homely about the ‘overrun on temperatures. I was using Smart+ and it transpires that this is the problem;...
@cathoderay Ah yes, that’s the name! The Heat Pimp, It’ll save a fortune for every installer! (When interviewed, installers all said ‘Great App, does ...
@cathoderay Yes, I have been thinking along the lines of a spreadsheet designed to have an x kWh rating placed in the ‘starter block’ and then the oth...
@editor Oh come on…. it’ll only take him 10 or 15 minutes!
@westkent My present Cosy Tariff is as follows: NB., I have been trying out Intelligent Octopus Flux for six weeks but have returned to Cosy now. ...
@ecodan-efficiency Octopus Energy offer ‘Cosy’ for heat pump owners. You supply them with your MCS registration to qualify. Regards, Toodles.
@matwin Hello, I’m not Mars but nevertheless, this never has stopped me chipping in before! I can’t help with Q1 but, Q2, yes. Your annual energy ...
@profzarkov I use one of our ‘old’ gas boiler installation’s Hive P(Programmable) TRV’s in our bedroom. The rest of the emitters are ‘open’ with redun...
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RE: Isolating the system for a planned power cut
I really appreciate you doing this! Solis initially pro...
By Batpred , 5 hours ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
@batpred And RE seems to be pushing to reign in the c...
By Lucia , 6 hours ago
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RE: Heat loss calculations and how they work in conjunction with heat pump sizing
Great, you did the right thing! I am not clear if you r...
By Batpred , 6 hours ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
Welcome. Do feel free to start a new thread about your...
By JamesPa , 6 hours ago
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RE: New Fogstar 15.5kWh upright solution
Yup, when I calculated how long it would take, I though...
By Batpred , 9 hours ago
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Yes, I did mean graduates, but not just in physics. Q...
By Transparent , 9 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pump Installers: Competence, Illusion and the Hard Truth Homeowners Must Face
@editor We defiantly need to come up with a way a custo...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 12 hours ago
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RE: Radiator sizing for heat pump installation by British Gas - are these correct?
You are spot on. I don't know TBH as I don't have ...
By JamesPa , 13 hours ago
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PV Panels on roof in Conservation Area
The house is on a boundary of, but inside, a Conservati...
By colinc , 13 hours ago
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RE: Ecodan Energy Monitoring Pack
Interesting. I tried very hard to monitor energy consum...
By Carpenterstation , 16 hours ago
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RE: Daikin Octopus installation update - I saw my first defrost. 😍😂
@editor Just had my first defrost of this season. ...
By Mike Patrick , 16 hours ago
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
That will be producing significant losses due to phase ...
By Transparent , 1 day ago
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Which tells us something (including possibly everything...
By cathodeRay , 1 day ago
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RE: Flexi-Orb Heat Pump Scheme Update: Progress, Pilots and Why This Matters for Homeowners
Thanks for sharing. Sounds promising, ISO are indepe...
By Batpred , 2 days ago
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RE: Specifying batteries, pv solar etc using ChatGPT
I have been positively surprised when I asked it to spe...
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