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@transparent My wife and I have just been out for a meal with some close friends. My friend, who works for NG, made me aware of quite an interesting...
@transparent If the electricity supply industry and grid was still state owned, then renewable generation make take precedence over other forms of g...
@hcas What you also need to consider is that unless there is a vast increase in renewable energy production and storage capacity, that if most house...
What work was carried out on your system? Did the people carrying out the work not test the systems operation after the work was completed? If possib...
When a gas fired generating unit is operating in open cycle, its efficiency will probably be in the order of 35% to 36%. This is because only the gene...
Setting 2 is possibly used to get the remaining thermal energy from the heat exchanger within the heat pump after the compressor has stopped. Settin...
@neilrobertson The majority of heat pumps in the UK are Air to Water (A2W), which makes quantifying the thermal energy output easier by installing a...
Whilst what you state may seem huge compared to a home battery storage system, it is probably just a drop in the ocean compared to the storage capacit...
Hi Neil, I presume that you live in the USA and have what we in the UK would call an Air to Air (A2A) heating system, in that when in heating mode it...
The more I read about the possible problems and limitations with home battery storage systems, the more I am convinced that the money would be better ...
The parameter FSV #4051 should contain the value 0, 1 or 2, so you are probably looking at the displayed result rather than the actual set value. To c...
@david999 According to the manual for the controller under Field Setting Value, the 'Inverter Pump Installation' is a field option, which means it m...
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
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@Mars Good questions! The downstairs unit did the maj...
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RE: Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
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RE: Heat Geek mini store vs pump size
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
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