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Ah. That sounds better. So that just leaves the heat-pumps in a battle whereby OAT-based weather compensation is being thwarted by thermostats turni...
Oh good grief! The Outside Air Temperature (OAT) is the main mechanism by which a heat-pump regulates the flow speed & temperature.Setting Weath...
OK, so that explains the 3ph issue a bit more.You're on the sliver of West Sussex for which UK Power Networks is the DNO 😥 UKPN is Chinese...
The electricity supply: I too am very surprised at this. I don't understand why the DNO didn't insist on this being a 3ph supply! The thresho...
Please tell us more @sbm74 How many mĀ² do you have such that more than one heat-pump has been installed? Are they working independently?Or do they...
1: Because, deep inside, they realise that the MCS guidance has got them installing HP's which are actually over-sized.The buffer tank throws away hea...
There's a couple of motorised valves I can see there.Put them on ebay, and you'll be able to cover the cost of Brendon's coffee for the duration. Ho...
If the 'cellular technology' is actually the GSM system (and we can't be certain of that),then there's no need to access the backbone. A malicious a...
@scalextrix You're assuming that the source of the command is to be China.It could just as easily be someone sitting in a field a couple of miles away...
True, But the GB grid itself is likely to be compromised already. See this press release from Reuters on 15th May '25, which was written into stor...
Erm... DESNZ isn't intending to use either the ALCS or the Messaging systems within our Smart Meters. The SSES remote-control mechanism is to operat...
It's the UK Government who want to set your heating schedule...as part of their Delivering a Smart and Secure Electricity System (SSES). Turning off...
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