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@toodles Did you get the house signs to use via email? I think there might be some merit in letting people know that they are in use in their neighb...
@chandykris A noble ambition! I was hopeful my house would be energy positive, but buying an EV has scuppered that 😀
@toodles I dont know how I ever managed to find the time to fit work in! 😆
@derek-m Thanks Derek, thats an interesting way of looking at it.
@johnmo Well thats very clear, just wondering really if you had a big tank it could take 2 hours to heat. on a cold wet day it would seem likely that ...
@johnmo Thanks for clearing up the matter of defrosts during DHW cycles. I was just guessing really. Wouldnt it be more likely though that the HP woul...
@chandykris I know people who had had IR panels and they found them effective. My worry would be the running costs, unless you only heat the room you ...
@jancold Ive never heard of a ASHP not starting because the temperature was too high. Perhaps someone else on here might know if that was possible? ...
@chandykris 👍. They should sort you out. I’m very impressed with Szymon‘s videos.
@chandykris Im late to the party here, but from your description of the property, a 14kW heat pump seems rather large. Using the heat geek cheat she...
@jancold The only reason i can think of to suggest using the immersion in summer would be to turn the heat pump off completely to avoid its standby lo...
@jeff Im a great believer in nudges. If the price of electricity was lowered to more closely reflect its production costs, that would be all the incen...
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
Not a problem; that’s why I left it as it was. The pers...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 3 hours 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 , 12 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 , 2 days 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 , 5 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
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