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RE: Are Homeowners Being Silenced Over Faulty Heat Pumps?

I think this is a very important topic and do think this is also relevant to.... yes... noise. The environment is one from a manufacturer perspectiv...

1 year ago
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RE: Noise problems with newly installed Samsung 8kW ASHP

@jamespa We urgently need MCS020 to include a tonality measure. Coarse tonality is counted as +6dB(A) to noise levels - and when you consider 10dB(...

2 years ago
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RE: Noise problems with newly installed Samsung 8kW ASHP

2 years ago
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RE: Noise problems with newly installed Samsung 8kW ASHP

2 years ago
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RE: Noise problems with newly installed Samsung 8kW ASHP

Just a thought - the introduction of a variable speed pump may help, but won't fully solve the issue. Fixed speed pump will always be set to work perm...

2 years ago
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RE: Noise problems with newly installed Samsung 8kW ASHP

@lokisam Can I suggest checking replacing the (black rubber) seal on your double glazing? This worked to some extent for me. Low frequency noise penet...

2 years ago
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RE: Noise problems with newly installed Samsung 8kW ASHP

@jamespa A boiler flue letting out steam and radiator pipe noise is very different to compressor resonance and heat pump noise. These are low frequenc...

2 years ago
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RE: Noise problems with newly installed Samsung 8kW ASHP

Just to add, it does sound like in your case the fluid resonance is transferring into the structure or coming from pipes and... importantly in both/ei...

2 years ago
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RE: Noise problems with newly installed Samsung 8kW ASHP

@odynsfee Thanks. A couple of things spring to mind. Where the pipes enter the building - do they touch brick? Inside, are they anchored to walls/b...

2 years ago
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RE: Noise problems with newly installed Samsung 8kW ASHP

@odynsfee I'm thinking the problem may well stack back to noisy compressors on these Gen 6 Samsung units. Might be a batch or widespread - i'm not ...

2 years ago
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RE: Vaillant Arotherm ASHP gets noisier when it gets colder outside

@samiebon1 I am no expert at all, but that is a bit of a penetrating tone & sounds like a unit that is on a defrost cycle or hot water cycle in V ...

2 years ago
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RE: Vaillant Arotherm ASHP gets noisier when it gets colder outside

@judith Hi Judith, Those analysers are very good. However, it is significantly warmer today than it was a week or so ago so a reading taken this morni...

2 years ago
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