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@majordennisbloodnok Boom Boom!
@jamespa Intuition and common sense are the enemy of reason, why do I keep forgetting that! 🙂 I look forward to running some more experiments when...
@deano Hi Dean, yes I did get the local interface working (Thanks for all your help). I went through it with the owner and the concepts of weather c...
@editor dont you mean efficiency (not inefficiency) Mars? 🙂
@editor Hi Mars, unfortunately I never got to find out. Despite my best efforts the neighbour could not get her head around how to set up weather comp...
@jamespaI must thank you for clearing up a misconception I was labouring under, the COP differential is as you say and much closer than I intuitively ...
@jamespa ok you got me checking my maths. if the HP was drawing 0.5 kW for 24 hours with a COP of 6 then it would deliver 72 kWh and use 12kWh if...
@jamespa I think you have misinterpreted what I was saying. If the amount of heat energy delivered in both cases is the same, then as long as the elec...
@lickofpaint Hi. Although many people do run their heat pump 24/7 it’s not obligatory. It’s certainly the way to get the best COP but there is a tr...
@derek-m I suppose it was unrealistic of me to expection production and customer prices to track each other. Just look at petrol prices 🙂
@majordennisbloodnok Hi, as you say carbon intensity is the best measure if you can use that. What really interests me is why the variation in correla...
@ivanopinion @majordennisbloodnok So I managed to get a bigger slice of data from the 17/08/24 to 13/09/24 and the results are interesting. Overall...
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
Thanks for the update. Vaillant is a good choice, their...
By Batpred , 1 hour ago
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RE: To re-pipe or not to re-pipe? Moving from oil boiler to air source heat pump.
@penval, really useful update. After all the discussion...
By Mars , 8 hours ago
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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 , 1 day 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 , 1 day 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 , 2 days 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 , 2 days ago
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RE: Cooling with air to water heat pumps
Passive cooling should always be the first call. Keep ...
By JamesPa , 2 days 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 , 2 days ago
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@Mars Good questions! The downstairs unit did the maj...
By Rob of York , 2 days 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 , 3 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 , 4 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 , 4 days ago
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
By Mars , 4 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 , 5 days ago


