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RE: Cosy Octopus - New ASHP tarrif

OK, first full monthly billing period with Cosy Octopus, and, combined with a 6.5kWh battery charged at cheap rate periods, it has saved me 25% compar...

4 years ago
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RE: 17kw Grant Aerona heat pump not performing

Grant make the assumption that higher leaving water temperatures have a higher delta T between flow and return, compared to lower temperatures. For th...

4 years ago
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RE: Octopus Energy launches heat pump as cheap as a gas boiler

The economy of manufacturing scale comes into it, with Octopus' backing, RED will have more purchasing power for the major ASHP components. I'm person...

4 years ago
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RE: Boxing in your cylinders.

@marvinator80 good on them. I wish my installer hadn't now, as it adds nothing and probably robs efficiency. It may be coming out one day. I don't nee...

4 years ago
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RE: Boxing in your cylinders.

@marvinator80 WOW! Absolutely fantastic. Very tidy.Out of interest, did your installer fit a low loss header and secondary pump or not? I don't see on...

4 years ago
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RE: Our Grant Aerona R32 13kW ASHP installation

That's pretty good. I'm sitting around 920kWh for the last rolling month, but that's mains power. My solar PV contribution has been around 150-180kWh ...

4 years ago
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RE: 17kw Grant Aerona heat pump not performing

It's a lot better than HIVE, which was cycling 5+ times per hour with me! Just leave it set to a high temperature and use climate/weather compensation...

4 years ago
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RE: 17kw Grant Aerona heat pump not performing

@sirpatchuk1980 ASHPs work best when continuously running. Less wear and tear and better efficiency. The outdoor unit has in built stop/start cycle pr...

4 years ago
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RE: 17kw Grant Aerona heat pump not performing

@sirpatchuk1980 (sorry @aceshigh) just chipping in. Looks like your Grant controller is hidden away with some of the pipework and system components. I...

4 years ago
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RE: 17kw Grant Aerona heat pump not performing

Hello @sirpatchuk1980, welcome. Lots of useful info on here on how to maximise efficiency of ASHPs, especially retrofits. First things first, a bit of...

4 years ago
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RE: Combustion Source Heat Pump?

Grant do their Vortex oil boiler as a hybrid - basically an outdoor vortex combustion boiler plonked on the same base as one of their (well, Chofu's) ...

4 years ago
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RE: Is it good an additional insulation of the compressor?

Hermetic refrigeration compressors are suction gas cooled, using sub-cooling of the refrigerant vapour. For most ASHPs, the compressor compartment is ...

4 years ago
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