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RE: My misgivings about installing ASHP and solar panels via the ECO4 scheme...

@editor that's true Mars but I believe the same organisation will often work with the same installer in an area.

12 months ago
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RE: My misgivings about installing ASHP and solar panels via the ECO4 scheme...

Hi @notanexpert Welcome to the forum. I can understand your anxiety about moving away from what you know and the possibility of a bodged install....

12 months ago
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RE: Flow Rate & Low Loss Headers

@morganr I agree the table is quite confusing. I'm not sure if it is intended to cover a range of heat pumps rather than just one model. The first ...

12 months ago
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RE: Flow Rate & Low Loss Headers

@morganr Well you have certainly done due diligence 😁. I think its likely that your 4kw estimate is about right but a 6kw model shouldn't be g...

12 months ago
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RE: Flow Rate & Low Loss Headers

@morganr my understanding of the HG table is that it indicates how much heat can be delivered through that pipe size at a flow 0.9 mps. This is the st...

12 months ago
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RE: Flow Rate & Low Loss Headers

@morganr Hi. Welcome to the forum. I've used 15mm plastic to all my radiators and have calculated the correct power rates based on actual internal d...

12 months ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

So assuming 45p per liter and 7 kWh per liter thats about 19,000 kWh per year for heating. Does that match with your EPC, it should state it as mine d...

12 months ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

@rocky-a Hi Rocky. Welcome to the forum. Just to clarify, any house can be heated with a heat pump, despite some of the stories you might hear that...

12 months ago
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RE: Is my Samsung heat pump working too well?

@pooneil thanks for the feedback. Good to know it worked out in the end and Homely functions well.

1 year ago
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RE: Samsung heat pump sizing

@jamespa That was my feeling, but I have seen it argued that oversizing does not cause significant inefficiency, so I erred on the diplomatic side 🙂

1 year ago
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RE: Samsung heat pump sizing

@johnnyb I believe the jury is hung as to whether an oversized heat pump is actually less efficient. I think most people though agree excessive cyclin...

1 year ago
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RE: Samsung heat pump sizing

@johnnyb Using the immersion wont improve the efficiency but if you can get cheap rate electricity it should be no more expensive and may even be chea...

1 year ago
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