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Hi Ian 3000 kWh per year doesnt sound that high to me. I was using about 50 kWh per day during winter. Obviously the more insulation you can install...
Certainly very useful, I have one in my kitchen as well as my ASHP. We got used to them in Maltese winters but not everyone likes blown air heating an...
@bretix I think they are essentially saying that renewable energy can be stored as heat in a water tank! Stop the press 😀
Hi, im not quite sure that I understand what you are asking, but an electric heater will have close to 100% efficiency whereas a heat pump will have s...
@amanda1 Mine was after 12 years without even a service 🙂
@cathoderay Well that solves the issue of where the extra heat is going, its being used at night 🙂 I think your house is so thermally leaky, that al...
@cathoderay Thanks for the data. I have uploaded some of my own for a period of similar outside temperature. The first thing i notice is that your flo...
@cathoderay Sorry, I should have been clearer. I was talking about kWh in gas v kWh in electricity multiplied by the COP. ie if I used 24 kWh of gas p...
@cathoderay Hi, I did read the post about the "paradox" you saw with your oil/electricity comparisons and tbh I couldnt understand why it should be. C...
@cathodeRay I really cant agree with this statement for the reasons I will outline below, but in a practical terms I have self installed two heat...
Hi I installed my first heat pump using JP Speedfit fitting entirely. After 10 years no problems. I didnt run it continuously though as the property...
Could well be the case. Is the ASHP coil below the immersion? Some tanks have a circulation pump that helps even out these variations
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