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Abernyte

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Joined: Dec 20, 2022
Last seen: Apr 13, 2025

Topics: 4 / Replies: 220

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RE: How many compressor starts per year

That is a lot of ice! Has the heating element in the freezer packed up? It sounds counter intuitive and I was surprised to find out that it had one. ...

1 week ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Frequent power outages in the Southeast – A sign of things to come?

Living in rural but glorious NE Scotland then yes, power outages are a fact of life. Much less frequent than in past years but still a thing. Its not ...

2 weeks ago

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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers

RE: Additional Battery v Wind Turbine v Ripple

The biggest problem for the Coops is that Ripple funded them and the Administrators might look to recover that money. If not, great but they will stil...

3 weeks ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Additional Battery v Wind Turbine v Ripple

I see that Ripple have dropped into administration today. That is not good.

3 weeks ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?

Thank you gentlemen/people (can't be too careful now) perfectly reasoned arguments that fit the observed evidence. The only fly in this ointment is w...

4 weeks ago

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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls

RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?

Is that not just indicating that the primary pump has stopped momentarily while the unit defrosts using the hot refrigerant gas?

4 weeks ago

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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls

RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?

"I think it's highly likely mitsubishi don't switch off the water pump because the water is the source of the energy." So the official Mitsubishi vi...

4 weeks ago

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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls

RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?

Well according to Mitsubishi's technician in the video it is the hot refrigerant gas being reversed via a reversing valve and expansion chamber. No n...

4 weeks ago

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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls

RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?

This whole "hot water from the primary is used in the defrost" is confusing me. Unless it is not general across all makes the Ecodan reverses the flo...

4 weeks ago

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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls

RE: Heat Pump Sizing & Installation Costs

2019 180sqm timber frame 14kW 300l DHW 16 new rads K2 and K3, new delivery pipework, new electrical consumer unit £12,200 less RHI (Scot) £1...

4 weeks ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Replacing knackered oil boiler with ASHP - Perthshire

It is pointless adding EWI to a timber framed house with external block rainscreen. The movement of air around the timber frame inside of the block ou...

1 month ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Winter over? How cold was it compared to last winter?

In draughty NE Scotland the monthly average temperatures for 2023/2024 Nov 23 5.2C, Dec 23 4.5C, Jan 24 3.2C, Feb 24 5C = 4.4C 2024/2025 Nov 24 ...

1 month ago

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