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RE: My experience with the Selpos Mason DIY kit

@batalto What is your experience of living with the Mason batteries? Have you had to perform any battery resets (e.g. the BMS got into a funny state)?...

2 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Rethinking the mindset for mass retrofit - a provocative idea

Agreed that the volume limitation needs to be looked at again. Graham Hendra made a point in this blog post; bigger units can have more sound insulati...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Rethinking the mindset for mass retrofit - a provocative idea

I would certainly add that the heat source needs to be simple to fit, probably opportunistically when the existing heat source breaks. This implies it...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Rethinking the mindset for mass retrofit - a provocative idea

This rather suggests the industry is missing a system for characterising the flow network. I can't help but feel that with some level of "plugging in ...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Rethinking the mindset for mass retrofit - a provocative idea

*sigh* So the MCS Planning Standards also governs the installation; at the very least this is a (deliberately, or just became that way though various ...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Rethinking the mindset for mass retrofit - a provocative idea

See The easy way to achieve MCS certification One hopes easy and good are correlated!

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Rethinking the mindset for mass retrofit - a provocative idea

I can't see where the permitted development rules insist on using an MCS registered contractor. The legislation (link) G1 states Development is no...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Rethinking the mindset for mass retrofit - a provocative idea

@iancalderbank Your proposals are indeed sensible. Opening up the installation of heat pumps to a wider set of people will probably not result in too ...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Flawed ground source heat pump system: low pressure faults and high running costs

Thanks for taking the time and effort to do this!

2 years ago
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Grounds Source Heat Pump (GSHPs)
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RE: Octopus Energy Heat Pump Quote

Are you looking for the Sunamp thermino hpPV-VT? I think the combination of heat pump and PV diverter is only available for the Vaillant Arotherm Plus...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Flawed ground source heat pump system: low pressure faults and high running costs

Having read the article before the takedown, I did feel the name-and-shame/ad-hominem aspect was a little strong. An edited version of the article, ru...

2 years ago
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Grounds Source Heat Pump (GSHPs)
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RE: New Tariff: Octopus Flux

Pedantry alert. Octopus state that they require MCS certification of the system. The MCS front-page does not mention EV chargers, so I am not sure h...

2 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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