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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

There are plenty of successful noise nuisance claims in a domestic context on all sorts of systems - boilers, air con, ASHP. ASHP in a domestic contex...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

Videos do not capture the hum or vibration noise well at all - Some video cameras/phones even actively cut it out because of noise cancellation. As fo...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

I'm not entirely sure, it could be. But there are so many variables eg Korean climate is warmer in summer and colder in winter, housing stock is diffe...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

I wouldn't call special categorisation of heat pump noise as discrimination. It's evening the playing field on the basis of capacity to cause nuisance...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

Sorry James, I'm a bit rubbish at quoting so excuse the format. The long and the short is that the heat pump should always be WELL below background ...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

On the 42db(A) figure, this document from 2012 outlines where it came from: - see bottom of page 9. In essence, it has no basis in acoustic research ...

2 years ago
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RE: Rate the quality of your heat pump design and installation

The installer seems to be gaining some national notoriety. See from 22:50 onwards. And good Lord, I just took a look at their Trust Pilot feedback, ...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

Looks like the PD consultation is out, including some HP elements: Changes to various permitted development rights: consultation - GOV.UK (www.gov.u...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

It is required under PD and I would assume the relevant element of needing to meet MCS standards carries over into any planning permission granted: ...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

James, on: "Interesting thanks. Cieh are only suggesting 2dB lower (35dBA as opposed to 37 for the pump alone) unless there is a tonal penalty, which...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

@noburn There is a checker associated with the proposal - a postcode lookup tool. Its quite arbitrary. If you are within a couple of miles of a conurb...

2 years ago
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RE: Air Source Heat Pump Policies – MCS Planning Standards

The 42dB(A) figure as I understand it was a government compromise between the CIEH/IoA who were lobbying for lower (they still do - see their professi...

2 years ago
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