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Last seen: Oct 21, 2026
I agree with @bontwoody - your EPC-band isn't necessarily a fair indicator of how appropriate it is to install a heat-pump. After all, you can incre...
OK. Next question: Given your mention of mobility issues, would you need to be hiring in all labour required to undertake building works, insulation...
Hi @rocky-a and thank you for joining us here. There are a great many options for you, and I hope we don't needlessly restrict these at this early ...
To some extent...... but the energy required by a heat pump is steady and predictable. Your longer-term solution of adding more battery capacity...
Ah... I can see the problem you're identifying. You could first check how big the issue is by temporarily putting some cheap (Chinese) energy monito...
From my perspective @toodles - this is the currant problem: The spring sunshine is ripening the fruit early...... but it's less than half the size...
Ah - how true @morgan The path to Net Zero needs to be planned. It's not enough to merely issue policy statements promoting on-shore wind-farms to...
Oh good! I was wondering when/if you might pick them up! 😊 They only do so as an average across GB. As we deploy more electricity...
... a mode of operation which increases losses due to phase imbalance at the local substation ... and thermal stress in underground cables because o...
I believe there's another reason that network upgrades are too easily getting approval from Ofgem. It seems to me that Ofgem has constrained its rol...
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There has been a flurry of activity surrounding NESO ov...
By Transparent , 2 hours ago
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RE: How quickly would you want/expect heat recovery to take from setback?
Much longer than that here. The heating isn't even on. ...
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RE: Passiv Smart Thermostat - Help & Forum Support
Obviously the weather is changeable but there's a defin...
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RE: Double or Triple Glazed Windows?
It is very comforting to see the condensation on the ou...
By Toodles , 4 hours ago
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RE: The Changing Jet Stream Could Challenge UK Air Source Heat Pumps
@rob-of-york I must admit that when we had a Daikin hea...
By Toodles , 5 hours ago
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues
Get the Renewable Heating Hub heads-up on WhatsApp. I...
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RE: Safety study for plug in batteries out to tender - looks like Q3 2027 at best before legal
@editor I pointed out to the one of the Fuse execs that...
By dansus , 6 hours ago
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RE: 15kw pump for 225m2 1990's house - over kill?
@seaviews As well as loft insulation, there are othe...
By Rob of York , 8 hours ago
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RE: How much of your renewable and home setup would still work if the internet went down?
On the money, @editor. Until manufacturers stop actin...
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
Google Cloud outage: Let's not jump to the conclus...
By Transparent , 9 hours ago
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RE: BT cuts you off, Plusnet blames Openreach... welcome to “seamless” broadband switching
Both of which (in most cases) use Openreach for the las...
By JamesPa , 9 hours ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
Yes, this is a swiss and german standard I believe, Vai...
By Batpred , 24 hours ago
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RE: Octopus Cosy 12 Heat Pump Regret: Incredibly Loud, Poor Heating & Constant Hum - Help!
@editor FWIW my problem was resolved, eventually, after...
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My heating has been off and DHW on throughout the summe...
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RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
The GivE forum seemed to have survived the collapse of ...
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