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AllyFish
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Joined: Oct 31, 2022
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Topics: 22 / Replies: 457
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RE: Another 17kw Grant Heat Pump - Advice Needed!

@bn06amp yes, with a thermometer (you can buy little digital ones with small probes) check the temperatures are comparable across the top pipes and th...

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

@soniks thanks for that, the in-built pump in the Grant Aerona 17kW can provide 50l/min at 5m head on the highest speed setting. A Wilo Pico RP25/80 i...

2 years ago
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RE: EBAC re-entering the ASHP market in 2023

@hughf EBAC make a decent UK washing machine, we have one, it's got an impressive 10year warranty. Not the most refined machine on the market but very...

2 years ago
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RE: Another 17kw Grant Heat Pump - Advice Needed!

Hi Ash, welcome. Underfloor has a lot of thermal lag, it will take a day or so to get the thermal mass up to temperature. You should be able to get aw...

2 years ago
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RE: Vaillant arotherm plus 7KW electric usage

Hi Jon, we're all looking at our smart meters and wincing right now. The outdoor temperature is close on 10degC below seasonal average, so ASHPs are s...

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

@soniks have you details of the second circulation pump fitted? Maybe a photo or something? Have you a flow setter / gauge on the system or any way of...

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

@soniks That's useful stuff. Is the 44deC supply typical? The 12degK between your supply and return water temperatures is revealing. That suggests to ...

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

@cathoderay Yes, understood. My home heat loss estimate for the current weather averaging -1degC outdoor air temperature is 6kW or 144kWh per day. Add...

2 years ago
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RE: Safety precautions - lithium solar PV storage batteries indoors

@editor thanks Mars. Both the Growatt hybrid charger and inverter are fully metal clad to quite a decent IP level, most high end batteries are. I'll t...

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

@soniks a low loss header is a form of buffer, but also hydraulically decouples the primary and secondary sides of the system. They increase the syste...

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

@soniks - the Grant Aerona controller has some basic user level parameters you can check including power consumption in W, flow and return temperature...

2 years ago
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