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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
By JamesPa, 3 weeks ago |
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So in summary it was a decision between pragmatism and strict conformance to what Vaillant say, even though (I believe) the latter goes beyond the requirements of the IET regs. Definitely scope for d... | ||
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
By ASHP-BOBBA, 3 weeks ago |
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@adamk Ah ok you can place the same RCD and breaker in an IP65 box | ||
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
By AdamK, 3 weeks ago |
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@ashp-bobba i would need an ip rated one as mines outside next to the meter box as it was the easiest way to power the HP from the Henley blocks. otherwise they would have used up the spare space in m... | ||
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300 Liter Tank - Do I have to heat it all?
By martingale, 3 weeks ago |
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Hello, I'm moving into a house soon that has a 300l DHW unvented tank with an ASHP. It's just the two of us (most the time) so this tank is unfortunately a good 100l too big. Is there any strategy I c... | ||
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RE: Double or Triple Glazed Windows?
By downfield, 3 weeks ago
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As I have reported elsewhere, we replaced all our glass with vacuum glazing from LandVac last year. We were fortunate to have smallish wooden frames in good condition in a converted barn - frames whi... | ||
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How to waste energy (and time) playing with AI.
By Toodles, 3 weeks ago |
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A friend of mine who subscribes to an AI service was explaining he could request so many images per day from an AI system he uses; I said ‘How about a pink rhinoceros in a tutu ballet dancing on a... | ||
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RE: The Importance of Radiator Balancing for Efficient Heating: Introducing the Flow Regulating Valve
By Grantmethestrength, 3 weeks ago |
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Great video again this week @editor, I am very interested in the FRV valves referenced in the part about balancing. I had a disastrous attempt at balancing my rads last time around and basically gave ... | ||
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RE: Double or Triple Glazed Windows?
By Toodles, 3 weeks ago
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@robl • Manufactured from Rehau white PVCu profiles of fully welded construction and reinforced with galvanised steel sections in accordance with the profile suppliers’ recommendations. • Internally b... | ||
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
By ASHP-BOBBA, 3 weeks ago |
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@adamk You need this or at least this if you have enough ways: | ||
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RE: Double or Triple Glazed Windows?
By robl, 3 weeks ago
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If you get windows replaced, then I think it's well worth getting low U value units in whatever the frames are. It's not simply 3G is better than 2G; larger air gaps help, warm edge spacer helps, hig... | ||
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
By JamesPa, 3 weeks ago |
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They could hang a secondary CU off the existing ASHP MCB and then put the RCD in that - as @ashp-bobba suggests above I believe. They may argue that its wiring-regs compliant as it is (which I think i... | ||
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
By AdamK, 3 weeks ago |
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@editor actually looking at the college pic and my pic unless the surge protector is in the RCD, they won't be able to fix my problem as it would need a 7 way board. |
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