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bobflux
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RE: Grant Aerona3 13kw - Buffer Tank - Heating Journey

I assume the Wilo pump in the photo is on the load side, not the heat pump side. In this case changing the settings on the Wilo will not influence t...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: My Powerwall 3 Consumes 3-4 kWh/Day in Self-Consumption: Is This Normal?

Every power conversion circuit has an optimum efficiency point. At low load, power required by the circuit itself becomes a significant part of the to...

2 months ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: No spare parts for Vaillant Ground Source Heat Pumps in the UK & major corrosion issue is another problem for GSHP

Bullshit. Rubber hoses do let in some oxygen, but that oxygen will travel in the circuit to corrode iron somewhere else. Just because some O2 enters...

2 months ago
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Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHPs)
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RE: No spare parts for Vaillant Ground Source Heat Pumps in the UK & major corrosion issue is another problem for GSHP

You can get an idea of what these shavings are: They're not rusty, so not steel. You can always try with a magnet. Crush it with some pliers to ch...

2 months ago
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Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHPs)
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RE: No spare parts for Vaillant Ground Source Heat Pumps in the UK & major corrosion issue is another problem for GSHP

Yeah if you have acidic pH it's going to be bad. I'm baffled at the size of these metal flakes, they're huge! This doesn't look like the usual sludg...

2 months ago
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Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHPs)
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RE: No spare parts for Vaillant Ground Source Heat Pumps in the UK & major corrosion issue is another problem for GSHP

What happened then? What do the lab results show?

2 months ago
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Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHPs)
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RE: No spare parts for Vaillant Ground Source Heat Pumps in the UK & major corrosion issue is another problem for GSHP

Here's an excellent explanation. If you have non barrier PEX underfloor heating, it is the most likely culprit as it is permeable to oxygen. Th...

2 months ago
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Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHPs)
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RE: Heat pump Surge protection

Nominal current is only 0.3A per phase, it's intended to protect public lights, not beefy enough for a heat pump.  

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Aerotherm 12+12kw cascade huge power utilisation

Yeah This may be expensive to fix (or maybe not) you should check your installer contract, see what kind of leverage and/or guarantees you find in t...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures

Recent daily electricity bills in kWh.  

2 months ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Aerotherm 12+12kw cascade huge power utilisation

What the hell. There is exactly one reason to use a heat exchanger on the main circuit: when fluids on both sides are different, for example: - He...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan 11.2kW review

Ecodan speaks a proprietary protocol on its connector "CN105". It's been reverse engineered and it is possible to use an ESP32 as an interface to Home...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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