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Our 21 panel array (8.1 kWp.) is arranged over four distinct areas / orientations / inclinations. The five panels on our house pitched roof are out of...
As I was reading this article Mars, I was thinking that your ‘Dynamic’ is the key to all this now; I thought in terms of ‘Smart’ exporting where some ...
@chandykris My wife’s rather restrictive diet means we have no green veg in the B&S I make; inventive measures have to be employed!!! Toodles.
@jamespa Does the system not like you today perhaps? Toodles.
@bellabeck A few years back, Octopus Energy ‘estimated’ my gas and electricity consumption; it transpired they were out by at least a factor of 2! (I’...
@jamespa There is also the ‘blame factor’, if one installer were to use another’s heat loss calculations, they would have a reinforced concrete excuse...
@papahuhu Perhaps we should all be listening to Mr. Orangeman as it would appear (so he tells us) he knows all there is to know and that ’Drill Baby, ...
@papahuhu I hope to have a few months ‘grace’ over the summer before having to commit to any new tariff / renewal / contract or VPP package. It is not...
@papahuhu I have Enphase IQ7a microinverters on each of the 21 panels and at maximum production, they will clip by a few watts but I see peaks of ~7.1...
And here is 2025 which chose to hide in the last posting!Toodles.
Another month’s solar energy to report: the last 4 year’s April production shown below and it is marginally betterer than ever this year! Rega...
@papahuhu My best days have provided just short of 50 kWh’s but most days recently have made `42 or so. (8.1 kWp. with less than ideal orientation and...
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
Years ago I worked for a company who won a best in show...
By EtchedPixels , 2 hours ago
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RE: Octopus Cosy Heat Pump Owners & Discussion Thread
Has anyone here had a Cosy 12 installed yet?
By Mars , 4 hours ago
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RE: How quickly would you want/expect heat recovery to take from setback?
But looking at your graphs, why are your LWT and RWT cy...
By Temperature_Gradient , 4 hours ago
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
Not quite, regular A2W heat-pumps need a load of extra ...
By Temperature_Gradient , 1 day ago
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RE: Heat Geek installations: share your experiences
one thing i learnt from reading people’s comments and e...
By Batpred , 1 day ago
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RE: Cooling/heating with one unit
"The way we use A2A on a cheap overnight EV tariff is t...
By mrkfm , 1 day ago
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
We have ‘signed on the dotted line’ today for a Panason...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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RE: Heat pump branding. Clever, contemporary… or a bit too much?
...or it was there and was lost thanks to laziness and ...
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@bobflux Thank you for your response. I am trying to ...
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This post is about how I successfully configured a buff...
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The installer visited yesterday and suggested the noise...
By JamesChatz , 2 days 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 , 2 days 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...
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RE: battery storage without solar
As of October 1st they need specific qualifications to ...
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