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RE: Smart Home Tech

@ken, as a geek, I fully concur. Ethernet cables trump wireless every day of the week. The problem is practicality though. In our case, there was no c...

4 years ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: Sizing of heat pumps

@bobbt9866, as the UK pushes towards heat pumps, consumers and homeowner knowledge needs to increase. Heat pumps are a bit of dark science and people ...

4 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Sizing of heat pumps

I agree @bobbt9866. The objective of these forums to is help novices make better informed decisions, and any rule of thumb metric or guidance gives no...

4 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Power supply

Thanks for the tip Mike. I’ll look into this. As for building regs, they’re all over the place, and a lot of stuff doesn’t make sense.

4 years ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: Stelrad radiators

@boblochinver, that’s exactly right. It’s the temperature control to turn the fans on and off that’s essential so that they don’t burn out. I suppose ...

4 years ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: Stelrad radiators

@derek-m, you are spot on. The radiators is just one of the changes as they are undersized for the rooms they’re in. As part of a lengthy investiga...

4 years ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: Solar Performance

@ken, welcome to the forums. No, I haven't even heard of Open Energy Monitor, but I do like new products and will do some reading tonight.

4 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS)

@mike-patrick, that's a hefty electricity bill. Yikes! What's it dropped to now? Have you considered dropping your hot water into the 40s?

4 years ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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RE: Stelrad radiators

@kev-m, fully agree. Most of our K2s have been more than adequate, but we're going to upgrade to K3s in rooms that we know haven't been able to come t...

4 years ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS)

I've been in touch with scores of installers and heat engineers over the past 12 months discussing a lot of renewable heating things, and one of the b...

4 years ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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RE: Planning Permission for Air Source Heat Pumps

@siko, please let us know what Shrewsbury planning department say. I think this'll be interesting information for a lot of people. The proximity of...

4 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Is it possible to recoup the investment on batteries?

@boblochinver, that all sounds very sensible to be honest. Given the push for ASHP adoption, I think we're going to see some major developments in the...

4 years ago
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Energy Storage
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