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Brendon Uys
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RE: Air source heat pump performance

@derek-m It does not work like that, When we talk about inverter technology we are talking about the variable speed compressor/inverter drive unit as ...

4 years ago
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RE: Air source heat pump performance

@kev-m They do not install buffer tanks in any European country in single house systems (large commercial is different). It is purely a UK phenomenon ...

4 years ago
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RE: Air source heat pump performance

Mars, and who has rubbish COP's, high running costs and poor performing systems? Every one of you that has buffer tanks and system separation. Most wo...

4 years ago
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RE: Air source heat pump performance

Mars, I have said this before, it is your friend, Ian Rippin's fault. This is exactly what MCS is supposed to do, it is the installation standard for ...

4 years ago
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RE: Worcestershire ASHP

@batalto A buffer tank and a low-loss header are the same thing. If you look at the Midea manual, there are schematics with and without system separa...

4 years ago
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RE: Air source heat pump performance

Mark, Spot on. Mars can get Heat Geeks on to explain it.

4 years ago
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RE: Air source heat pump performance

@editor No, but any plumber can do it. do not complain about poor running costs when you are not prepaired to do anything about it.

4 years ago
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RE: Air source heat pump performance

@batalto Not as simple as that, you have left out most of the variables.

4 years ago
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RE: Air source heat pump performance

@derek-m You are wrong, there are a lot more peramiters involved than you think, the inverter system running at low load is increadably efficient as t...

4 years ago
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RE: Air source heat pump performance

@editor Hi, The figure you see in the plate is a figure based on lab test results and bears no resemblance to real life performance figgures what spo ...

4 years ago
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RE: Air source heat pump performance

Mars, this is not exceptional, it is normal. Yours could be similar to this if you listened to me. I thought I would post some evidence as I could cle...

4 years ago
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RE: Air source heat pump performance

@derek-m No, it is not well insulated, it has solid sandstone walls, double glazing and 200mm of insulation in the loft, build at the turn of the la...

4 years ago
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