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RE: DIY Heat Pump Installations: Navigating Legal and Regulatory Hurdles
By Majordennisbloodnok, 1 week ago |
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| I'd be surprised if it wasn't a noise consideration. Neither wind turbines nor heat pumps are intrinsically noisy but both have come under attack in the past for the potential to be so in certain circ... | ||
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RE: DIY Heat Pump Installations: Navigating Legal and Regulatory Hurdles
By JamesPa, 1 week ago |
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| @transparent Further to the above the actual text, describing what is permitted, reads Permitted Development G. The installation, alteration or replacement of a microgeneration air source heat... | ||
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
By Mars, 1 week ago
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| I've got a podcast recording scheduled this week where we're going to tackle where plug-in batteries are and what's likely to happen to them in the UK from a regulation perspective. | ||
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RE: Renewable Heating Hub Homeowners' Q&A Podcast
By Mars, 1 week ago |
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| I’m a little late posting this, but it’s genuinely one of my favourite podcast conversations of the year. As you all know, I spend plenty of time harping on about poor heat pump installation standards... | ||
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
By Batpred, 1 week ago
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| To be honest, I was not sure about the status. I see that the approved solar DIY is without energy storage.. I will take a look at the link, thanks for sharing. It would be useful to understand what... | ||
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
By Transparent, 1 week ago
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| ... and you're aware that Plug-in Storage is not yet permitted in the UK ? You can buy such a unit, but it would need to be hardwired by a qualified electrician.It's not OK to fit a 13A square-pin plu... | ||
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
By JamesPa, 1 week ago
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| @batpred Plug in batteries are not yet legal so maybe best to hang on until they are if you want to be certain of compliance | ||
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
By Batpred, 1 week ago
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| I saw some around £370/kwh. Some of these systems are modular, like in 2kwh boxes. | ||
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
By Batpred, 1 week ago
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| Just wondering what we currently think may be good options for battery plugin in the uk. Just a simple system with a ct clamp and looking for a low £/kwh. | ||
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
By Batpred, 1 week ago |
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| Ah, that makes sense when a combi is in place. The boiler is always more compact than a hot water cylinder. I underestimated how much pipework and expansion vessels added to the heatpump space require... | ||
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RE: Replacing Storage Heaters with a Heat Pump in a Stone Cottage
By Paul1098, 1 week ago |
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| @bobflux Thanks, that gives me something to check the inbuilt u values with. There looks like a lot more once you've found your way around it. | ||
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RE: DIY Heat Pump Installations: Navigating Legal and Regulatory Hurdles
By JamesPa, 1 week ago |
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| Without doing some research I can't immediately answer that question in planning law, but I would think it almost certain that the matter has been settled by one or more cases, albeit that case law co... | ||
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