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I have some background information which may help us to understand what's happening. I'm going to try and report essential facts about the Government ...
Direct Debit is the mechanism by which most of us pay a 'Standard Credit' tariff. I'm amazed you only managed to 'look briefly' at the Ofgem tariffs...
The second box in the pile is not sealed in the style used by Xuba. Either it's split in transit and had to be re-taped, or it might possibly have b...
Ah... that's very interesting. Thanks for the timely clarification @jeff I'll send you a PM to say why!
I agree that Bulb is in Special Administration. And I agree that the customers are not being transferred to another Supplier under the SoLR process. ...
@derek-m I believe that the three main components in the elecricity Standing Charge are network Use of Service charges for National Grid and your ...
I've done some calculations on the rise in Daily Standing Charges for electricity which Ofgem announced will commence in October First, let me re-pa...
Well I guess he's not just going to use it in his wood-burner. Noah's strategy was more stable than the breakup of CEGB in 1990, and the subsequent ...
That's a fair point. It depends on the initial spread of SOC of your cells, and the way in which your chosen BMS undertakes balancing. A set of sixt...
Testing the cells' voltage when you get them will tell you precious more than the fact they use LiFePO4 chemistry (nominally 3.2v)! I've already poi...
The 12A (max) power supply you see in my photo took over a fortnight to top-balance my first set of 280Ah LiFePO4 cells. You will need something sim...
That's good timing @batalto So you have time to top-balance the new LiFePO4 cells before case assembly commences. What's the highest current you h...
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
@jamespa I think that's a good interim solution James. ...
By bontwoody , 6 hours ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
Community energy installations are a great idea, but th...
By Scalextrix , 10 hours ago
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RE: Can you help with our research: solar panels, EV chargers, home batteries, heat pumps?
I have signed up as well. @belsnugg could you outline ...
By JamesPa , 18 hours ago
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
Ooh, heat pumps in neon blue wrap 🤣 🤣 &...
By Old_Scientist , 18 hours ago
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@profzarkov Good to know in case it ever happens to me...
By bontwoody , 1 day ago
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RE: Are Octopuses Slowing Consumer Adoption of Heat Pumps?
I mean, is this surprising? The local installers in my ...
By Alex , 2 days ago
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@old_scientist sorry, I should have made it clear that ...
By GrahamF , 2 days ago
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RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan 11kw Defrosting Issue.
@thundermink can you provide photos to illustrate your ...
By Morgan , 2 days ago
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RE: Boiling Mad: Exposing Radiatorgate
Hi @Rob, I’d be more than happy to contribute. I have ...
By DREI , 2 days ago
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
@andris a great year - very happy with our system
By Profzarkov , 2 days ago
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RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
After our rather lengthy meander off piste, I thought I...
By GrahamF , 2 days ago
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
@pash44pump - to collect the IAT/OAT data, can I sugges...
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RE: Ecodan software update. Real or scam?
@vinz86 Contact Mitsubishi and an engineer attends and ...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 2 days ago
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@drei When I was in local government we were of cours...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: Heat Pump SCOPs – The Truth Might Not Be What You Think
Sufficient system volume is also essential for ensuring...
By Old_Scientist , 3 days ago
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RE: Flexi-Orb Heat Pump Scheme: A Game-Changer for the UK's Heat Pump Industry
As someone who has suffered from a Heat Pump installati...
By DREI , 3 days ago
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
I’ve also got a dual fuel Rangemaster. We originally ha...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 3 days ago
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RE: Octopus tariffs - a quick comparison
@tim441 I’d agree wholeheartedly with that, with 2 x Po...
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