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RE: Do I just go with the lowest quote for my heat pump?

@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? ...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Newbie’s Journey to Eco-Friendly Heating: Advice Needed

@chandykris 👍. They should sort you out. I’m very impressed with Szymon‘s videos.

2 years ago
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Wood Burners, Biomass, Small Scale, Biofuels & Other Heating Alternatives
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RE: Newbie’s Journey to Eco-Friendly Heating: Advice Needed

@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...

2 years ago
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Wood Burners, Biomass, Small Scale, Biofuels & Other Heating Alternatives
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RE: Do I just go with the lowest quote for my heat pump?

@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...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: New Standard Set to Revolutionise Heat Pump Installations in the UK

@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...

2 years ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Training, Planning & Organisations
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RE: Optimising DHW with Solar

@davidalgarve Lol no problem re the name. I done some back of the fag packet calculations and if you were heating your tank from 35 to 50 C each day...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Optimising DHW with Solar

@davidalgarve is that a 12kw heat pump David? Do you know how many kWh you use to heat your tank? If so divide it by you hot water COP and see if t...

2 years ago
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RE: Optimising DHW with Solar

@davidalgarve No. the ashp if the most efficient way of heating your domestic hot water. Immersion heaters only have a COP of 1. The battery just give...

2 years ago
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RE: Optimising DHW with Solar

I have a power diverter and it’s works great but now I don’t use it. The reason why is because the tariff I’m on pays me more to export my excess t...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: New Standard Set to Revolutionise Heat Pump Installations in the UK

@johnmo @editor My self install. 5kW Samsung, Mixergy cylinder and limited radiator upgrades probably cost me about £6000 (inc plumber for pressuris...

2 years ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Training, Planning & Organisations
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RE: Additional Battery v Wind Turbine v Ripple

@old_scientist that very interesting. Thanks, looks like it might be the way to go 😁

2 years ago
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RE: Additional Battery v Wind Turbine v Ripple

@toodles I have a similar system but a single 5kWh battery covers all my needs except in the depths of winter. The amount I would save makes it diffic...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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