Last seen: Aug 11, 2025
@derek-m I would have thought that diversification throughout the UK (using the most windy and the most sun drenched areas) would stand the best chanc...
@transparent Why am I not surprised?!😉 The ‘Duck’ curve needs to be flattened (or shot perhaps!) and we would have the makings of a service ...
@bontwoody I’ve heard various mutterings about ‘the price of electricity should be lowered to be on a par with gas’, what I am unaware of is any concr...
@transparent I imagine that the maximum demand occurs outside of the ‘normal’ hours used currently for much of the EV charging of domestic vehicles an...
@jeff I’ll admit that I was grateful for the £5000 BUS grant - I have forked out a great deal more than that of course and was fortunate in having sav...
@derek-m I think you may mean “Krecktid’? Toodles.
@editor I agree wholeheartedly Mars, and may I confess to shouting at BBC Radio Four *programmes* for their shockingly poor use of English as she shou...
@majordennisbloodnok Quite so Bloodnock!
@editor Turing was there first and I suspect he used programme (as I do too!). Toodles.
As you may know @mars, we are trying the newish Octopus Energy Cosy tariff (that I refer to as ‘MK11’). This revised version allows a total of 8 hours...
@derek-m The man with a watch is confident he knows the time -the man with two watches … is never quite sure.😉
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@majordennisbloodnok In my case, comparing energy costs...
By Toodles , 1 hour ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
My cynical side says this is nothing to do with selling...
By JamesPa , 4 hours ago
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues
Just to keep everyone in the loop, as the site continue...
By Mars , 4 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 , 15 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 , 20 hours 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 , 7 days ago
