Last seen: Aug 11, 2025
@majordennisbloodnok At 13:00, Cosy is priced at 11.2 p. per kWh so my saving is not great, but the average ‘Joe or Josephine’ could paying in excess ...
@derek-m Could it be that this lies behind OE’s idea of giving away this excess energy for an hour; thus highlighting the stupidity of our energy prog...
A further thought or two: we need the ability to store a few GigaWatt hours to smooth out supply to match demand (though surely it would be much bette...
@derek-m ‘An outbreak of common sense’ Now that really would be good! Meanwhile Joe (and Josephine) Public must be totally confused by the pricing str...
@johnmo Very fair and generous I think, fine chappie that Gregg Jackson! 😉 Toodles.
Of course, the green solar generation available from the grid will be at a possible peak of domestic solar generation so I am not sure that I’ll need ...
@iantelescope The ASHP installers fitted the Homely controller for me. Why the enthusiasm? Well, I required a system that I could set and forget, I wa...
@iantelescope I have homely - and think very highly of it too! Toodles.
@iantelescope This is the whole point Ian, the WC makes the necessary adjustments - and does them far more kindly than any thermostat ever could. It w...
@iantelescope Just regard that thermostat on the wall as a limiting device that prevents your house from excess heating; set 2 degrees above your comf...
@iantelescope Ian, whichever way the cookie crumbles, it is still the OAT (the weather) that dictates the need for heat (or the lack of it) so I think...
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Well by my reckoning based on the Flexible Octopus unit...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 33 minutes ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@old_scientist I have had the first PW for some 2 years...
By Toodles , 35 minutes ago
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues
Just to keep everyone in the loop, as the site continue...
By Mars , 9 hours ago
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RE: Fast DHW setting on Midea (Clivet) heat pump
@simon-w, is this something you could potentially assis...
By Mars , 20 hours ago
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RE: Share Your Experiences with Heat Pump Manufacturer Support
Fwiw I called my installer out for the first time a few...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
@sandy, I'll send Vaillant an email tomorrow and see if...
By Mars , 1 day ago
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RE: Long term efficiency degradation
@jamespa yes as I thought thanks. We have a reaso...
By Scalextrix , 1 day ago
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RE: Who has a V2G EV installation
I agree, but a word of caution. V2X is also sometimes u...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 2 days ago
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RE: Sunamp Thermino Heat Battery
@jamespa A few days after the installation had been com...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
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RE: Is your heat pump insured?
My home insurance renewal is due soon meaning I am doin...
By cathodeRay , 4 days ago
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RE: Planning Permission May 2025
Fair enough. I have read the legislation and MCS020a ...
By JamesPa , 4 days ago
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RE: How do I choose a single room MVHR to prevent losing heat in my bathroom ?
An update on the Heatsava. It is the most difficult thi...
By heat-pump-newbie , 4 days ago
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RE: Octopus Cosy & Octopus EV + bidirectional smart tariff, together. What, eh?
I've certainly seen that on their Ts & Cs page but ...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 5 days ago
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RE: ASHP heat output monitoring
@carlo - not much better, is it. It looks more like a u...
By cathodeRay , 5 days ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
this document extensively describes (in a non-blame, ne...
By Judith , 5 days ago
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RE: Ecodan - Legionella Operation Time and Target Temperature
Once the white plastic cap is removed, my immersion loo...
By Old_Scientist , 6 days ago
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RE: Replacing Refrigerant on Mitsubishi Heat Pump
@dgclimatecontrol I don't know, but they were not happy...
By DavidAlgarve , 6 days ago
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RE: Why do we need pressurised systems?
A good question @toodles. My old open thermal store and...
By AllyFish , 6 days ago
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RE: 300 Liter Tank - Do I have to heat it all?
Cross references for @martingale Background discussi...
By Transparent , 7 days ago
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@ecobaker May I ask a question of you please. I too hav...
By Papahuhu , 1 week ago
