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@ivanopinion This was interesting and relevant
While what you say is true Brendon, I would agree with @johnmo,, that with a decent science background, research and a few practical diy skills, a suc...
@Ian Cruickshank We would need some more details to answers all your questions on heat pump size and pipe diameters, but it is possible to give you ...
@njt It’s certainly worth doing the sums as even if you use peak rate occasionally it still might not be economically sound to increase your battery s...
@majordennisbloodnok "They do allow comparisons and push for better design and practice but I rarely see conversations about COP and/or unit price ...
@johnmo Yes by COP I was really envisaging a stable COP rather than more instantaneous peaking. Ive noticed that overall COP is high on my heat pump w...
@old_scientist I agree entirely and much of the improvement I have been able to make on my system has been driven by good COP monitoring When I...
@majordennisbloodnok "I'm not entirely convinced by either metric. If cost is one's overriding concern - and for most people it will be - the only...
@johnmo You can also get the grant on health reasons. A friend of mine is immuno-suppressed and bought a wreck of a house (low EPC) so is eligible.
@mike-patrick Actually Mike, my BMW i3 is lighter than an equivalent ICE car, much to my friends annoyance when he was trying make a point about EV we...
@johnmo I just realised you are going to be doing something similar to what I did, in hooking up a heat meter to my existing emonpi. Getting the two t...
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