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RE: PAS_63100_2024 - BSI guidance on BESS (battery energy storage systems) in dwellings

Well, that's our intallation unfit for purpose then...

2 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Is this a bad installation and is there something wrong with my Samsung heat pump?

It has been cold and damp around here, yesterday was +5 and damp all day, although not actually raining. We are over near Biggar so similar weather t...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Smart meter installation – seamless or a potential nightmare?

Yes, a lot of the people who are anti smart meter will be anti heat pump, because their favourite columnist or conspiracy theorist, but I repeat mysel...

2 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring, Electrics & Providers
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RE: Is this a bad installation and is there something wrong with my Samsung heat pump?

Here are a couple of photos of our one, which I have not seen covered in ice this month despite there being quite a few cold days. They did core the w...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Is this a bad installation? Is there something wrong with my heat pump?

Good question. I've looked in the Installation manual but it doesn't say much about defrost settings, just that there is one. I will need to look th...

2 years ago
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RE: Is this a bad installation? Is there something wrong with my heat pump?

In my case it defrosts in a minute or two, I've not timed it, but when it pumps the warm water back through the ice melts and runs down the pump into ...

2 years ago
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RE: Is this a bad installation? Is there something wrong with my heat pump?

If that ice has been there for more than 5 or 10 mins, then yes, you need an earlier or more effective defrost.

2 years ago
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RE: Is this a bad installation? Is there something wrong with my heat pump?

I recognise that shape, that's a Samsung. Is it a 12KW like ours? If it does ice up, it should then defrost, ours has a lot of water run off it wh...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Maximising Savings: Navigating My First Year with Octopus Energy and Heat Pump Running Costs

Thanks, that is a nice clear comparison. For us, eliminating CO2 emissions was the most important thing, but also worth noting that price wise h...

2 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring, Electrics & Providers
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RE: Low temperature heating - does it feel like heat is more evenly distributed?

@technogeek Yes, we are going far off topic, some drift is tolerated here so we should be fine. Your COP sounds good, but with the old radiators you ...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Low temperature heating - does it feel like heat is more evenly distributed?

@technogeek That's a funny sort of system, I have not heard of, but if it works for you that is fine. I find it odd the HVAC websites say 10 to 20...

2 years ago
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RE: Low temperature heating - does it feel like heat is more evenly distributed?

It makes sense that longer heating at a lower degree will give time for the air to circulate more which would lead to heat percolating through more of...

2 years ago
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