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Toodles
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Joined: Oct 2, 2022
Last seen: Oct 30, 2025
Topics: 86 / Replies: 2122
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RE: Heat loss calculations and how they work in conjunction with heat pump sizing

@batpred There will be times when the 8 kW heat pump starts up with a surge much higher than 2 kW and also when adverse weather drags the COP down, th...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Homely Smart Controller

@papahuhu I did try Smart+ during the first 2 years but never solved the problem of maximum setting dictating the rest of the settings. They may have ...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Battery storage to run Heat Pump.

@scalextrix It is rather like the ‘right time to purchase a new computer’ (or any other technology come to that) there is always something new in the ...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Battery storage to run Heat Pump.

@batpred Recent years continue to show that energy prices are continuing to rise and certainly not stabilising - never mind dropping! If ROI showed a ...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Heat Pump Installers: Competence, Illusion and the Hard Truth Homeowners Must Face

@majordennisbloodnok Over the years, we have employed various generations of plumbers, heating engineers, electricians, decorators etc. etc. etc. Once...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Heat loss calculations and how they work in conjunction with heat pump sizing

@agentgeorge Optimisation is not something that can be done in a hurry! Patience is also a very useful virtue😉 Toodles.

3 weeks ago
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?

@old_scientist It is as you say ‘sustained’ output with 10 kW from the battery and ~ 4 kW from solar whilst the house also draws a few hundred Watts t...

3 weeks ago
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RE: The Battery Battle

@agentgeorge ‘Hundreds of HS2 Trains’ - my, you are confident!😉 Regards, Toodles.

3 weeks ago
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?

@agentgeorge Yes, the system will detect and switch over to battery in a few milliseconds - not noticeable, no flickers or glitches but the Tesla app ...

3 weeks ago
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?

@agentgeorge My application was by via a G99; and it was based on having 8.1 kWp. of solar panels and 1 x Tesla Powerwall (13.5 kWh). I added the seco...

3 weeks ago
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