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RE: Noise/ Planning Expert

With all this talk about noise, I thought I would drop in a reference to a case where neighbours have (perhaps justifiably) complained about two ASHP ...

1 year ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: National Grid consultation on upgrading etc

It sounds as if 3-phase supplies should be added when EV/solar/heat pumps are installed. It is unfortunate that such high energy items tend to be sing...

1 year ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Noise/ Planning Expert

"That's not a heat pump, it is a circular gas boiler; the R32 gets re-used for about 15 years; it requires forced ventilation to prevent technical iss...

1 year ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Noise/ Planning Expert

Does PD/planning permission apply to heat pumps fitted inside the house (for instance for integrated water cylinders and heat pumps)? I'm reminded of ...

1 year ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Seplos Mason DIY Kit - Ancillaries - Advice

I'm not entirely sure how 3x 3.6kW inverters will play out with respect to DNO permission ... I'm guessing you'd have to use the G100 certification an...

1 year ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Seplos Mason DIY Kit - Ancillaries - Advice

To be fair, I think our contexts differ, which pushes us towards favouring different solutions. Being a townie, having limited electrical engineering ...

1 year ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Seplos Mason DIY Kit - Ancillaries - Advice

Note that Sunsynk inverters are made by Deye but have some custom firmware and a sales agreement preventing Deye from selling in Europe South Africa a...

1 year ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Seplos Mason DIY Kit - Ancillaries - Advice

Are you totally sure you want to go down the off-grid inverter path? What loads will this support? Have you sized it to cope with peaks (e.g. machiner...

1 year ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Wind turbines and planning

Good to hear that this is going forwards. At the risk of going off-topic, DIY-ing the batteries might be a good way to save some pennies. A 14.4k...

1 year ago
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Wind Generation
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RE: Noise/ Planning Expert

@ericdo I believe your outdoor unit is too large to meet Permitted Development, regardless of where it is sited. The LG HM121M.U33 is listed as being ...

1 year ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Noise/ Planning Expert

Are you sure this proposed location has sufficient air-flow? Will it fall within 1m of the boundary (thus ruling itself out of permitted development)?...

1 year ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

I would hope that your heat pump commissioning pack would have much of this information, especially the design flow temperature (which is critical to ...

1 year ago
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