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I think there's a sector of the energy efficiency retrofit industry that is well meaning, but simply incompetent. There are two passive retrofit measu...
Hi there, and welcome @wyf. Glycol might not be compatible with all compression fittings that use rubber or neoprene sealing systems. Needs checking. ...
I would insulate them, and any other valves bodies and buffer thank bulkhead fittings, etc. not currently insulated. You can't really over-insulate pi...
Hello @davidm06, Grant 10kW owner here. We experience the same, the Grant Aerona R32 is a defrost-happy unit, one which will defrost every 40-50 minut...
@jamespa it's a good find, thank you. Some inaccuracies however, including the assumption that split air source heat pumps have the compressor inside ...
Our 10kW Grant Aerona also gets noticeably louder when cold. There's a few reasons why: 1. The ASHP is working very hard, the compressor frequency i...
Hi @steam-powered, @mikefl makes good points above, especially balancing the low loss header if you have one. If you don't have any flow setting or mo...
Our 2024 year end summary: 1992 EPC C house (76%) 155m2. 10kW ASHP primary CH & DHW, 5kW wood stove secondary heating for colder winter evening us...
Rubbish in = rubbish out.EPCs are not reliable with too many assumptions at the discretion of the energy assessor. I downloaded the MCS 031 system p...
A big 'hmmm' from me. 😉 The elephant in the sitting room is not the efficiency and rated performance of heat pumps when tested to BS EN 14511 or BS...
Just be mindful of installation restrictions on newer A3 class R290 refrigerant (Propane) ASHP monobloc units. There are rules to follow concerning lo...
Good update 🙂 Cosy 6 aka 'The Maddy D's Bin' has a inclined fan outlet, but the fan outlet is not a freezing risk anyway, that risk is only from cond...
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