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RE: ASHP decision: Should I or shouldn't I?

Indeed it does, and it is counterintuitive. If we imagine heating a house to be like keeping a bath with a leaky plug hole full, then it stands to rea...

3 years ago
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RE: ASHP decision: Should I or shouldn't I?

@cookie197 - welcome to the forum. There is a wealth of knowledge here and I am confident others will chip in soon but I can say something about runni...

3 years ago
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RE: My horrific Samsung heat pump installation and experience

@derek-m - a succinct, and clear explanation, thank you. I think it is worth noting in your hypothetical but very possibly typical example, the actual...

3 years ago
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RE: My horrific Samsung heat pump installation and experience

@iantelescope - can you elaborate a bit? What 'Sharky' did you use, how did you install it, and what actual data did you get, and how did that lead to...

3 years ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

@amanda1 - I regularly bang on about compressorgate, not whether it will happen, but when it will happen. All big manufacturing industries are on the ...

3 years ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

I have to say it is increasingly clear to me that this freeze stat thing is just another pointless manufacturer gimmick that allows them to charge eve...

3 years ago
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RE: Mis-Information Arrrrrgh!

Harsh, but true!

3 years ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

It'll be very interesting to hear any feedback once you have it. One of the problems I have is the rooms are already small, adding extra internal thic...

3 years ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

See my rant here!

3 years ago
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RE: Mis-Information Arrrrrgh!

Another major bit of misinformation. Within reason, any building can have a heat pump. You just have to accept (as I did) that old leaky buildings wil...

3 years ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

But isn't that what defrost cycles are for, which are not the same thing as a freeze stat (which from what others have said, kicks in when the circula...

3 years ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

I am probably the only one, but I find all this stuff about freeze stats confusing. In normal but cold conditions, surely a heat pump will be running ...

3 years ago
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