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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
By Cleardene-ashp, 5 days ago |
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@jamespa thanks for your thoughts. Whether DHW is fixable will be found out on Tuesday, but they suggest not so far. I’m sure it’s obvious, but what’s ‘phe’ please? One thing I will need to find out i... | ||
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
By bontwoody, 5 days ago |
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@cleardene-ashp I'm particularly interested in DHW because you mentioned it was smart. Is it a mixergy cylinder? I use one to heat my hot water overnight on an EV tariff very cheaply. | ||
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RE: Electricity price predictions
By Scalextrix, 5 days ago |
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Community energy installations are a great idea, but the public are made afraid by the press, so its unlikely to happen. Hoping to be proven wrong! | ||
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
By JamesPa, 5 days ago |
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Ok just read this. So basically dhw is failing. First of all I'd say fix that, but if not delete buffer on main system, gain perhaps 10% output capacity because you can run at a lower flow tem... | ||
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RE: Electricity price predictions
By Lucia, 5 days ago |
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The problem is not particularly about 'interconnectors' which are merely a symptom, (or propaganda about 'Russians'), the problem is a privatised grid run for years as a source of profit with minimal ... | ||
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
By JamesPa, 5 days ago |
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What's failing more precisely? I think the way forward rather depends on this. I have several ideas but without knowing what must be replaced it's difficult to advise. My instinct is to... | ||
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Inventor (Midea) Heat Pump short cycling advice
By immunity, 5 days ago |
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Hello, I have a Inventor (Midea) 8kW with a 800meters Φ10 pipes under-floor heating system of total ~50L water volume (there is also a magnetic filter and an electronic vavle to switch between dosmeti... | ||
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
By Cleardene-ashp, 5 days ago |
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@bontwoody I think flow / return are 1 inch. I should probably double check that. EV - yes, 3 currently! Old Leaf going to be sold. New Kia Niro. And my DIY EV conversion of my old VW campervan. Plent... | ||
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
By bontwoody, 5 days ago |
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A couple of thoughts: What size are the flow/return pipes pipes ? What are you currently using for DHW heating? Which part of this is at the EOL? Do you have an EV or are thinking of getting one? Is i... | ||
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Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
By Cleardene-ashp, 5 days ago |
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A few years ago for our new build house we put in a split system that uses one bit of kit for the DHW and another main ASHP for the underfloor heating. one part of this system is failing and the point... | ||
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RE: Electricity price predictions
By Toodles, 5 days ago |
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@tim441 Puts even more reason behind any proposal to have battery back-up in one’s system doesn’t it? Anyone else seen the ‘press release’ on their Tesla app about the one millionth Powerwall having b... | ||
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RE: Electricity price predictions
By Tim441, 5 days ago |
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Interesting article on Interconnectors... If Interconnectors stopped for any reason (political...energy demand in other countries.. or even Russia cutting them?)... we don't seem to have any backup or... |
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