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Dunlorn
Dunlorn
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RE: 12kW Samsung ASHP with Hive thermostat – help needed please

@lfranklin A water temperature that high must be your domestic hot water legionella heating cycle. It needs to heat to this temperature to kill the le...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: 12kW Samsung ASHP with Hive thermostat – help needed please

@derek-m Thanks, I'll give that a go. The installer (along with an engineer from Joules) has promised me a visit on 23rd Feb and I've a loooong list...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: 12kW Samsung ASHP with Hive thermostat – help needed please

@lfranklin Consumption is very much dependant on external temperature. In the recent freezing spells in December and early Jan (we're in Scottish Hi...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: 12kW Samsung ASHP with Hive thermostat – help needed please

@lfranklin. I've a similar system to you, 2 x 12kW Samsungs controlled by Hive and 5.6kW PV array, south facing. The trouble with PV and ASHPs is t...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Decking varnish recommendation

A window restorer recommended Demidekk products to me a while back. I've used it on some exterior woodwork and a timber shed. It goes on a treat and l...

3 years ago
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DIY
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RE: Pure Drive Battery Storage System

@squeakysim I think you're right there. If you've only a brief window of cheap tariff, getting as much as you can into the battery will be the aim. S...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Pure Drive Battery Storage System

@squeakysim you aren't the only one. I've a 3.6kW solis inverter so this pretty much sets the limit on what the batteries can discharge. I say prett...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: 17kw Grant Aerona heat pump not performing

@soniks I feel your pain, I'm seeing consumption of that magnitude, quite often peaking at over 120kWh on really cold days. I don't have the same syst...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Pure Drive Battery Storage System

@squeakysim I'm far from an expert in this but what I've learned is that the rate at which batteries can accept charge (or discharge) is related to th...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Pure Drive Battery Storage System

@squeakysim The system was all specified by the installer. I did a bit of internet trawling research before committing, just to make sure nothing worr...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Pure Drive Battery Storage System

@transparent I've no cabinet covering my batteries so no, there's no internal heating. This limitation on charging when <0°C is a current discussio...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Pure Drive Battery Storage System

@squeakysim, I've 2 x 5kWh Puredrive (Purestorage II Hybrid) batteries coupled, via a Solis inverter, to a 5.6kW solar array. Can't offer a great deal...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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