Last seen: Sep 9, 2025
@cathyem1 Should we be wary of these ‘Upstart’ companies that introduce very low (as I understand it anyway) tariffs? They are certainly not the only ...
@morgan Oh! A Buffer Tank! 😉 Toodles.
@jamespa If it is true - then surely we have the makings of a lobbying group! Toodles.
@transparent I suspect that any bucket would come back full of promises to donate in the next parliament, should they be re-elected! 😉
@editor The best things are worth waiting for!😉 Toodles.
@ianmk13 From other reports, it looks as though January was a rather dull month for most of us solar hunters! 2024 was a total of 6 MWh but 2023 was 6...
Thank you for that information @transparent, my G99 application for 8.96kWp. was processed (took some 12 weeks) without a query and I have not persona...
@ianmk13 Hence my mentioning of ‘single phase’; I understand about phase imbalance and I have no idea if my local substation is monitored in such a wa...
When our battery is charging at 10 kW and the DHW is also taking 3 kW, the heat pump is taking 2 kW whilst the house ‘background load’ may be up to a ...
@julianc It will also be interesting to see if Agile rates return to somewhere near last Spring’s prices again, (but I’ll not hold my breath!). I m...
@terry1812 Had we gone with OE, we would have done so. Their ‘scope of installations’ did not extend to the peculiarities of our needs at that time th...
Latest Posts
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RE: COP is not the only measure of efficiency
@toodles Your use case is indeed very different to mine...
By jamespetts , 1 hour ago
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RE: Anyone still weathering it out with Agile?
@toodles I guess it all comes down to import averages. ...
By Tim441 , 2 hours ago
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RE: Who’s Caved and Switched the Heating On Already?
Hell no, October as a matter of principle. If I had my ...
By Old_Scientist , 2 hours ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
@mike-patrick Well, if Europe is stalling partly due to...
By Toodles , 2 hours ago
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RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
Seems a lot of work with hit or miss results and potent...
By dgclimatecontrol , 3 hours ago
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RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan 11kw Defrosting Issue.
@dgclimatecontrol I have no intention of removing the...
By Morgan , 3 hours ago
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RE: 300 Liter Tank - Do I have to heat it all?
The size of DHW tank affects the anti-legionella cycle....
By Transparent , 3 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pump SCOPs – The Truth Might Not Be What You Think
@scalextrix Name plate capacity
By HCas , 6 hours ago
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RE: Solar Thermal DHW and ASHP
I was originally contemplating a solar thermal installa...
By jamespetts , 6 hours ago
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
My system installed in July 2024 has produced 6.4mWh in...
By jamespetts , 7 hours ago
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RE: Vaillant aroTherm Plus 10kW thoughts?
Good unit. And the 10 kW is the same as the 12 kW I ...
By HCas , 1 day ago
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RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
@judith thanks for your suggestions. Starting from col...
By GrahamF , 1 day ago
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RE: Inventor (Midea) Heat Pump short cycling advice
I switched to "fan coil mode" to be able to set water t...
By immunity , 1 day ago
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RE: DESNZ doing a survey which asks the right questions!
Without a survey their only source of data is probably ...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Can you help with our research: solar panels, EV chargers, home batteries, heat pumps?
Just done your survey!
By Judith , 2 days ago
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
@cleardene-ashp just thinking about your issues here. Y...
By Judith , 2 days ago
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
@cathoderay OK let's wait and see, it sounds an interes...
By Tasos , 2 days ago
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RE: What is the Heat Geek Guarantee?
@judith, I’m with you on Heat Geek, but there really do...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
Community energy installations are a great idea, but th...
By Scalextrix , 3 days ago
