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@heacol, I had no idea the flow temperature should be so low (20C) in November. We're currently running at 35C (manually set) at it feels about right ...
@caroline2000, as Brendon has stated, it's not all doom and gloom, and you can get these systems to work more efficiently. We use a lot of electricity...
@batalto, as far as RHI is concerned there's no distinction between consumed or purchased from the grid.
@bobbt9866, thanks for pulling some strings. I've sent the results to the engineer in question and hopefully we'll hear back from him soon.
@helensq, welcome to the forums. The reliability of the system comes down to how well it’s designed and installed. Heat pumps do work. But they must...
@caroline2000 we’re all facing an expensive winter this year with tariffs that are sky high. The only way to reduce costs is to drop the flow rate tem...
@novemberromeo, can I send these, privately, to a heat loss specialist to review?
@novemberromeo, do you have the heat loss calculations?
"Standard" low temperature heat pumps are designed to be efficient up 45C. The immersion is there to get the temperature north of that, and to help wi...
@novemberromeo, I don't blame you. The 2 x 10kW will almost definitely be overkill. I'll see if I can get some insights for you. @bobbt9866 and @gra...
@novemberromeo, wow, that's crazy. These are not near misses either. 20kW is a massive heat pump - what is the approximate area you're going to be hea...
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