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forgot to mention their based in Edinburgh and I probably have some contacts that might know them so maybe I try and get them to do an interview and e...
@editor I think if it works as I think it will work then it really is a hugely efficient way to heat water and give you that heated water at source ra...
@mjr Your points are valid but they are valid mostly for people living in the cities and larger towns and that will create even more poverty and cost ...
@mjr During the winter months I would say 40kWhs is under daily usage for ASHP, ASHP is only have the picture, is it air to air, air to radiators, air...
@editor Mars I agreed that the government can pass laws that really help reduce the amount of electric that people are burning each day on silly thing...
Derek I hear what your saying but after looking at this for far too long now I just can't make the numbers add up. For instance maybe an ASHP can be 5...
@mike-patrick I think your numbers are slightly off are you saying your house only uses 2000kw per year ?
@batalto I look at the ebay sales but don't honestly know what im looking at ? how many of those battery packs do I need to make 10kw ? and is it simp...
@batalto if you can do the batteries and replace my existing set then id love to have 10kw of storage, hell id even pay for you to come up to the high...
@batalto agreed but over time they more or less level out on cost and as an ex-army guy I like to mitigate potential single points of failure. Micro i...
@mike-patrick Hi Mike, to help you understand the potential I think you need to also look at a battery system as well, as you can produce X amount of ...
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