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Sheesh @mjr that's more complicated to prove than you might at first imagine.I was rather hoping that common sense would be sufficient to allow my com...
That's a very kind offer... but it's not a just matter which comes under Planning Regulations (with one proviso, which I'll mention in a moment). Th...
1: Pipe going through a wall must be contained within an outer sleeve. There must be no possible contact between the material of the wall and the pipe...
I think this is an excellent result. It's better to have an installer who wants to put things right than one who will forever be despondent at the sit...
You can get Class-O UV-stable pipe insulation from this link to BES.co.uk. Never mind that they label it for 'solar' thermal pipes. For interior us...
Quite! And in your case they don't have to be a heating engineer constrained by MCS regulations. They simply need to be knowledgeable and proficient.H...
But it is still AI based (machine learning) @cathoderay . It's not merely using a feedback loop. I should also point out that the two illustrations ...
I disagree. A feedback system is, by definition, operating in the present time. The AI which would be most welcome for controlling HPs (and Storage ...
I think those two statements neatly encapsulate the strategy you're considering. The lowest cost per kWh can currently be achieved via a self-build ...
I've been looking at this subject for the past 4 years from the 'other side of the fence' - the regional grids that supply the electricity for our hea...
Even if checks were made by Octopus, the only differences between a storage battery and an EV are the capacity of an EV is most likely greater - t...
There's a Transition Towns group not far from you called Just Transition Wakefield. Their address and email are given on that page. They list Built ...
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
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I should clarify that the FoxESS web interface is not l...
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RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
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RE: Mitsu Wireless Controller and MelCloud
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RE: Octopus replacing the fixed 15p/kWh export rate with a market tracking one
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
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RE: Sanity check please. Battery storage and inverter sizing.
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RE: Balancing financial efficiency and comfort using the Octopus Cosy tariff
I estimated our usage on the following basis. The mos...
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@editor Something changed in this last 12 months, they ...
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RE: Ecodan & MelCloud scheduling
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