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RE: DIY Heat Pump Installations: Navigating Legal and Regulatory Hurdles
By JamesPa, 1 week ago |
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| I'm guessing it's a visual amenity consideration. Don't forget that permitted development means no opportunity for the lpa to review/intervene so tends to be conservative. Personally I cant see that... | ||
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RE: Replacing Storage Heaters with a Heat Pump in a Stone Cottage
By cathodeRay, 1 week ago |
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| Excellent find, thanks for posting the link here. | ||
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
By Temperature_Gradient, 1 week ago |
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| It's the reverse, the hybrids need less space. The back-up gas kit is the boiler already on the wall, but by keeping the boiler it then reduces the space needed for hot water kit by either using the c... | ||
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RE: Tesla Powerwall (2) Calibration Cycles
By EnergyStorageTech, 1 week ago
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| For Powerwall calibration, avoid forcing repeated deep cycles just to chase the displayed SOC. Let Tesla’s own calibration logic run, check firmware, reserve and TOU settings, and compare app SOC with... | ||
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RE: Replacing Storage Heaters with a Heat Pump in a Stone Cottage
By bobflux, 1 week ago |
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| This tool lets you input the makeup of your wall, ceiling, roof, etc, and calculates U/R-values. It can also simulate summer comfort, thermal mass, dew points, condensation in the insulation, whether ... | ||
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
By Batpred, 1 week ago |
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| Yes, their gas typically costs twice ours and electricity is often cheaper than ours. So the maths work differently. Plus perhaps their homes have more spare space to keep the backup gas kit... | ||
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
By Batpred, 1 week ago |
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| Whenever the BUS grant comes up for review, it makes sense to change it. I suppose one radical option would be to adjust the cost of gas to account for carbon capture costs. Electricity prices would b... | ||
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DIY powerflushing tutorial
By bobflux, 1 week ago |
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| Over the years, due to the non barrier PEX underfloor heating installed by the previous owner, the ancient cast iron boiler has turned into rust and sludge which has deposited inside the UFH loops... ... | ||
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
By Temperature_Gradient, 1 week ago |
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| I'd argue the core problem is that currently the 'Boiler Upgrade Scheme' doesn't do what it says on the tin, it can't simply upgrade your boiler with something cleaner and greener. As soon as you get ... | ||
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RE: Getting closer to a finished Haier system
By Singlespeed, 1 week ago |
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| All the 45° elbows required for getting the primaries into a lower loft space, then up into the main loft to connect with the old primaries and HW cylinder was a mental workout and rather awkward I co... | ||
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RE: Tesla Powerwall (2) Calibration Cycles
By Toodles, 1 week ago
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| @papahuhu Likewise, the main ‘extra’ relates to TOU tariff implementation; the system is ramped up by a degree or more prior to the expensive times of the tariff. As I prefer a constant temperature 24... | ||
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RE: Tesla Powerwall (2) Calibration Cycles
By Papahuhu, 1 week ago
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| That’s disappointing, the equivalent of finding out that a beautiful lady paying you attention is a tranny. I was speaking to the British Gas engineer whom serviced my heat pump and apparently they re... | ||
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