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Joined: Jan 20, 2022
Last seen: Oct 9, 2025

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RE: DHW contributing to space heating?

It depends on what tanks and controls have been specified by the installers. Me-thinks we are giving them too much freedom to design systems with in...

4 years ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

That would be an altruistic move by @london-trader of course. It will be financially beneficial to his Energy Supplier, and an ethically responsible m...

4 years ago

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Introductions, Forum Rules & Updates

RE: Energy poverty, climate change and sustainable lifestyles

Point taken @Jeff Today the Octopus Agile tariff may not viable to us consumers. But contacts within the energy sector tell me that wholesale prices...

4 years ago

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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers

RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

This simply must be resolved. Smart Meters are an essential building block for future energy strategy in GB, which is called Demand Side Response. D...

4 years ago

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Introductions, Forum Rules & Updates

RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

So that Unistor is a hot water cylinder. Is it supplying just your taps (DHW)? No storage for the UFH? Octopus is a good start.Their Agile tariff ...

4 years ago

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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

There will be many others who feel equally upset at the high running costs of heat-pumps @London-trader - the present steep price rise for energy is o...

4 years ago

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Energy poverty, climate change and sustainable lifestyles

4 years ago

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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers

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RE: Rate your air source heat pump installer

Does @editor want this discussion here in this topic? I'm very new here. But if someone knows how to start a new topic like "Educating the public on...

4 years ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Domestic wind turbines

Yes @Jeff ... Transparent has lots of views. Most of them picturesque 😉 My off-grid wind turbine was a self-build. The tower was made from a coupl...

4 years ago

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Wind Generation

RE: New PV+ battery system, help required

@yachtsman - I'm unsurprised that installers are recommending that you have a SolarEdge system. This costs more per raw kW of panel capacity than a st...

4 years ago

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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)

RE: Anyone want to share costs on batteries?

Car batteries do work satisfactorily as storage in a domestic setting. Eaton developed just such a battery system in 2017. However, there are practi...

4 years ago

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Energy Storage

RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

I'm a self-builder actively renovating a 1930's farmhouse in rural West Devon. The house now has a large south-facing extension with active and pass...

4 years ago

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