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@tonylon Hi Tony, by CofE do you mean the same as COP? If so 3x sounds very poor, particularly for a ground source heat pump. I was getting betting...
@derek-m That was the way I was thinking too, but I think your descriptive language trumps mine. I can hear their plantive howls as I type 🤣
@transparent I actually have a UV lamp in my header tank, it stops the formation of "The blob" nicely 🤣
@derek-m Lol, Im one of those and I havent got a clue! Just been scanning the web and opinions vary from one per day in industrial settings and onc...
@andygo One big adavantage of the UVC that we havent mentuioned yet is smaller size and weight 🙂 I'd actually disagree with this - the 200l uvc i...
Ive just found some temperature data for my thermal store for the past year. Its average minimum daily temperature was 43.4C, so plugging this fig...
@andygo Hi Andy Thanks for this, all sensible stuff. I think there are a couple of caveats though. * TS not as well insulated as a UVC so loses...
@transparent Rereading your post, I think you are suggesting that the heat pump only supplies water at one temperature? Mine has a DHW and an UFH t...
@transparent Well my understanding of the issue is that the water in the store is hotter than it needs to be for the UFH. Since the COP of the Heat...
@transparent Lol you obviously have more room than me to move around your store! I was seriously thinking of fitting a solar water heater when I st...
No, definititely wanted to link the heating to my heat pump. Thanks for all the help and advice 🙂
@transparent What temperature do you heat you store to? Do you find a bath depletes it? I also installed my own store and heat pump. Its a nice feeli...
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