Given the increasingly colder weather in my part of the UK, I've decided it is time to turn on the #Daikin #ASHP for heating.
The internal temperature hovers around 18°C during the day, meaning if I let it go lower, there's a higher risk of getting a chill or genuinely feeling cold. And there's no point saving a bit of money if you're putting your health at risk.
So I'll re-enable the schedule for 20°C during the day, and 18°C as the setback overnight.
It's sufficiently cold that I need the heating on, but it won't be stressed or use a lot of electricity as it really only has to help offset a few degrees for now.
I tend to run the #ASHP for heating from sometime in October through to sometime in April, but that is, of course, very dependent on the weather.
But once I enable the schedule, I forget about it entirely for the whole colder months.
The good news is that the majority of my electricity is via off-peak pricing, stored in my batteries. So costs won't be horrible.
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I'm into year 4 of #solar (4.8kWp, split 50/50 across East/West roofs), year 3 of owning an #EV, and year 2 of an #ASHP
I've been an electric-only house now for a couple of years, and my overall spend across all elements is circa £650 per year.
The removal of the gas supply and meter means the standing charge I was paying for that in effect pays for my annual #ASHP service from #OctopusEnergy.
During the summer, I slowly create a positive balance with #Octopus via solar exports, which usually takes until the December bill to be used up.
I went with solar and battery first, to give me a baseline capability to generate and use local energy as I want.
For me, this is less about any profit or payback and more about wanting to ensure I've done my bit by not burning anything at my house.
I can't assure the 100% renewable energy from #Octopus is truly that, but I can make sure I'm not adding to the problem from my own house.
Once you have this stuff, even if it's not wholly integrated (so there's a bit of a management overhead), it's something you'll never go back from.
My mid-80's link detached 3-bedroom house is nothing special, and I'd already done some improvements with new windows and doors, plus new loft insulation and an insulated loft hatch.
Another #FreeElectricity session for #Octopus customers in the UK today, from 14:00 to 15:00
Extra good news is that there is a double session tomorrow, so 2 hours #FreeElectricity from 12:00 to 14:00 on Sunday 7th.
Will plug in the EV and see if #IOG charges it or not, plus load shift a few things around to make use of these sessions.
So long as it's useful energy use, and not wasted, then it's all good. Will move cooking lunch, use the tumble dryer, plus maybe some solar battery forced charge from the grid if I've any spare capacity.
I won't be doing things like #ASHP DHW tank heating because that may be wasting electricity, as water will likely still need to be heated overnight as usual in the schedule.
So conscientious use of the free electricity, above my normal usage for those hours, is the name of the game.
Great post on the @energystatsuk website looking into the pros and cons of different electricity tariffs for running a #heatpump - also talks about the Havenwise app for optimizing control.
This is a brilliant idea in #worthing that I hadn't heard of - huge air source heat pumps to provide district heating
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