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RE: How to turn ASHP heating off!?

Hi @Tufty Insulation looks adequate, it's a little short on one of the external pipes to the unit, and a little untidy inside, and missing over isolat...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Are you planning to use a wood burner to supplement your central heating this winter?

Yes. We light the log burner some evenings now, more for the aesthetic rather than the comfort. It takes the chill off the house and saves putting the...

2 years ago
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Wood Burners, Biomass, Small Scale, Biofuels & Other Heating Alternatives
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RE: How to turn ASHP heating off!?

Glycol - good for frost protection, not so good for thermal performance. Be mindful that increasing the concentration of glycol to lower the freezing ...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Solar battery size- advice please!

@scrchngwsl that's exactly what I do, and it saved 30% off my electricity bill in winter from day 1. It tipped a moderately performing ASHP retrofit i...

2 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Solar battery size- advice please!

@scrchngwsl great advice! I went for the Growatt 6.5kW battery with max charge power of 3kW, charge time is about 2.5hrs as it reduces the charging cu...

2 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Power from Starlight?

I would say tolerance on the power output measurement. Chances are nothing was being generated. My inverter PV import sleeps overnight during the nigh...

2 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Solar battery size- advice please!

@toodles exactly. Your story mirrors mine. My installer wanted top dollar for the battery, and of course the penny hadn't then dropped about using it ...

2 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Samsung Gen6 ASHP - Disinfect cycle never hits required temp?

I'm increasingly of the opinion that few DHW tank immersion heaters reach 60degC standing water temperature. There's several things to consider: * I...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Solar battery size- advice please!

@curlykatie garage is fine. Most inverters are designed for an outdoor/unheated installation location. Better to have the inverter and battery a littl...

2 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Solar battery size- advice please!

@curlykatie a pleasure to help. Installers tend to want to locate solar PV equipment in a place that's most convenient & quickest for them, not ne...

2 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Solar battery size- advice please!

Hi @curlykatie, consider also the Cosy Octopus tariff.If offers two low rate periods each day 04:00 - 07:00 and 16:00 - 19:00. That's 2x3 hours during...

2 years ago
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Energy Storage
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Ebac 5kW and 9kW monobloc ASHP units launching this week
2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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