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@ivanopinion Im in the same team as Ivan. I think for all their "picking the lowest hanging fruit", it is the way to get heat pump adoption mainstream...
I’m not an expert regarding noisy installations but I installed my own 5kW Samsung and we don’t hear a peep from it. A couple of things come to min...
@jwilliams89 I would imagine that the MCS would insist on fitting a heat exchanger to the Mixergy anyway, so if you knew when people were coming you c...
@jwilliams89 Can I throw in a left of field alternate option? If you are considering export and TOU tariffs for import, consider a Mixergy cylinder ...
@transparent Good points! Do you know if because of the over supply of renewables in Scotland the export prices are reduced there? If they were, th...
@transparent @algienon If the batteries were DC coupled rather than AC that might help get it past the DNO as only the inverter could export. It did...
@algienon Welcome Algie, it sounds like you have great backbone for your installation with all the insulation you have added. A couple of comments o...
@graeme I think the variation might be more than you might think. As you say location is an obvious factor but perhaps 'degree days' could be used to ...
I’m in a similar situation to you regarding energy production, but the seasonal difference in SCOP would vary greatly between houses and locations. We...
@toodles I could add about the time, I set fire to the new sofa after leaving it too close to the 'new' gas fire! I still dont know how my parents did...
Some fond memories there Toodles! 🙂
@drew-pa Ah thanks. Good to know I dont have a misconception about it. On Energy Stats Uk Mick Wall gives a rough way of setting the correct curve. ...
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