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@junglied ufh is going to be far more efficient in a large space. If we had the choice we would have put it in, but our house was already done by buil...
@junglied I would really not advise electric heaters. In the end you'll pay a fortune in bills. If you want the best system, go UFH with a heat pump o...
@junglied there is a tool in my signature if you want to just do your own rough survey. Do you know the current details? The building should have an E...
Before you say poorly insulated, I'm going to assume it needs a tonne of work. Have you considered insulated plasterboard? You can do a lot of heavy l...
Our Warmstone Heat Battery replaces the boiler in your home... and can be installed as a straight boiler ‘swap out’. 1.7t ... Straight swap... Sur...
@majordennisbloodnok you also can't be on octopus go - they state that specifically
@derek-m I'd be interested to see how you get on. My main concern would be that a lead acid UPS isn't really designed for cycling rapidly, as your use...
@alex I would honestly consider just a generic battery, you'll get far more storage for your money. You can always change the charge controller/invert...
@cathoderay you connect to the midea WiFi then you tell it which network to connect to (to get to the internet) and the password. Then you disconnect ...
@cathoderay just borrow a phone and do it that way. Once it's connected you can just use the emulator to log into the app. You'll save yourself a lot ...
@jeff it's just lead acid, so should last a while. That said, lead acid you can't really empty very well. They generally only have a 50% depth of disc...
@derek-m the stats I can find states Battery Type 2 x 12V8AH Sealed Lead-Acid = 192Wh of storage Maximum power 15-20mins depending on load. Whic...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@papahuhu I prefer to look at it simplistically. We d...
By Old_Scientist , 5 hours ago
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RE: To re-pipe or not to re-pipe? Moving from oil boiler to air source heat pump.
Sooooo, what did we do in the end? We approached three ...
By Penval , 6 hours ago
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
D'oh - of course. I shouldn't post before my brain is f...
By Old_Scientist , 11 hours ago
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RE: Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
@rob-of-york I would concur with the underfloor insulat...
By Toodles , 13 hours ago
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RE: New Vaillant Arotherm controls link to existing thermostats ; wired vs wireless
Nothing attached! I have rads but UFH makes the case ...
By JamesPa , 13 hours ago
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RE: Cooling with air to water heat pumps
Passive cooling should always be the first call. Keep ...
By JamesPa , 14 hours ago
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
@rob-of-york Thank you, I’m thinking along these same l...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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@Mars Good questions! The downstairs unit did the maj...
By Rob of York , 1 day ago
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
@dave, I think @jamespa has probably identified the mos...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
My thought is simple. Bring it on and bring on plug in...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: Heat Geek mini store vs pump size
Yes I agree, that’s why Heat Geek have most likely sele...
By Tomtheheatingengineer , 3 days ago
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
By Mars , 3 days ago
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
@majordennisbloodnok @tomtheheatingengineer For my ...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: Is the "divide by 2900" rule still valid?
Really flow rate is a pipework limitation not a water p...
By JamesPa , 4 days ago
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