Last seen: Sep 15, 2025
@irmartini Nevertheless, a smaller buffer will help to smooth out the demands and assist in not using the grid at the most expensive times. (As a cert...
@irmartini Yes, I realise that the actual amount gained is not very significant as you can’t even buy a ‘99 ice cream’ for about 97 pence but one need...
@old_scientist Originally, Octopus Cosy tariff had two cheap slots totalling 6 hours; they were not evenly spaced as there was a larger gap between th...
@mike-h Out of curiosity, I just looked at the Agile rates for today and note that during all three cheap times, Agile and Cosy are a pretty good matc...
@old_scientist Oh Yes! I know the feeling, trying to reconcile those very tasty Agile plunges! Reconciling something so dynamic with a constant lowish...
@ivanopinion I heard of a batch of Daikin heat pumps that left the factory short measured on R32, but, that was a case of underfilling rather than lea...
@ivanopinion I have wondered about this business of global warming potential of the various gases used. I think there is only a potential of releasing...
I have found the details of Cosy tariff as from July 1st 2024:
@mikeavison A secondary pump (like wot I have) might be fitted if there is a Heat Exchanger or a Low Loss Header in the plumbing interposed between th...
@johnmo This is what I eluded to upthread, the average Joe / Josephene is a long way from being convinced that this ‘new fangled technology’ (that has...
@johnmo Oh what a shame 😧 Toodles.
@johnmo Are you in a ‘Communications Black Spot’ or is it that your energy supplier is dragging their heels? If you aren’t with Octopus Energy, I can ...
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RE: Electricity price predictions
@julianc Expressed as a flow diagram, I suspect one wou...
By Toodles , 19 minutes ago
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RE: Big Changes Coming to Our Heat Pump System
@jamespa The dormitories at my boarding school (in Exet...
By Toodles , 22 minutes ago
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RE: Testing new controls/monitoring for Midea Clone ASHP
@cathoderay yes there is the modbus register list at th...
By benson , 32 minutes ago
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RE: Heat Pump Damage on install - useable or dealbreaker?
@benson I imagine that this may well be a Daikin unit a...
By Toodles , 43 minutes ago
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RE: Who’s Caved and Switched the Heating On Already?
In the last week, the external temperature in south Man...
By GrahamF , 16 hours ago
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Ok. Two schools of thought. The first is to run the ...
By JamesPa , 16 hours ago
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@drei Willing as I am to help, I don't think I'm yet ...
By JamesPa , 17 hours ago
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RE: Is Your Broadband Router the Weak Link in Your High-Tech Home?
I hear you on the locality issue @transparent, and I ag...
By Scalextrix , 19 hours ago
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Selling 5 year old ASHP & Gas Combi Boiler - £590
Selling a 5-year-old Daikin Altherma Hybrid Air Source ...
By Paul G , 20 hours ago
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
@pash44pump Referring to the problem of rooms with diff...
By Tasos , 21 hours ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Er true, it should have read l/hr!
By JamesPa , 22 hours ago
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@damon thanks. I will do as you suggest. Hopefully I wi...
By bontwoody , 2 days ago
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RE: Is a Valliant Inline 6kW heater a BUS buster?
Much of that is true in principle, but its not likely t...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
@dgclimatecontrol I attach the responses from 2 potenti...
By pash44pump , 3 days ago
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RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
@dgclimatecontrol thanks, that's helpful.
By JamesPa , 4 days ago
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
I realise im overdue an update on my situation. first...
By Cleardene-ashp , 4 days ago
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RE: Replacing Worcester oil boiler with an ASHP
@toodles thanks. I was told by the engineer that this h...
By JulianC , 4 days ago
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
A week later, I'm finally picking up this comment... ...
By Transparent , 4 days ago
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RE: COP is not the only measure of efficiency
We keep all our TRVs fully open using the whole house a...
By Old_Scientist , 4 days ago
