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The issue with outback stuff, or at least the legacy stuff that I've got is the closed nature of their communication protocol. They do make a sunspe...
Outback was started by Robin and Bob Cudgel (spelling) who were engineering leads at Trace before they were purchased by Xantrex. The 'Outback name ca...
@transparent I’m not, but you can stack multiple ones in parallel (an installation that I wired up and commissioned for another Dorset resident worked...
I know they are furiously expensive and enormous, but I’ve been running on Outback products exclusively since 2007 without a single issue. utterly ...
@zoomuno I would genuinely recommend you ask Brendon to cast an eye over this install to see what improvements can be made (there will be many) - you'...
@katcesca ah, yes that's a complication....
@tried2fail you need to ditch the heatmiser neostats and get the midea controller moved into the habitable space and get the system running on that, a...
The bunding regs only apply when you are a certain distance to a watercourse, many oil supply companies get that wrong and tell you that all tanks nee...
Ebay and Facebook marketplace are the best outlets. Stuff the package on there for £500 start and you'll sell it. Expect it to make around £1500 (imho...
Not B&B, but my builders are doing a class Q conversion at the moment and they laid a couple of lengths of 32mm pex-al-pex in between the layers o...
Stick with oil, it currently is and likely will continue to be the cheapest way to heat a property for a good while yet. Leave your current rads, inst...
Your usage figures seem about right, for example in November that is only 31kWh/day. If the ASHP was working at a COP of 3, that would be 93kWh of Hea...
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@rob-of-york Thanks. I wish I'd started on this site as...
By mrkfm , 56 minutes ago
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
This just might need a rebuttal (possibly marginally mo...
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
@downfield I just checked this morning and OE just r...
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RE: Is it just me, or does tradesperson timekeeping and communication drive you absolutely mad?
No, it isn’t just you Mars (I think you already knew th...
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RE: Passiv Smart Thermostat - Help & Forum Support
Thanks Will. I'll probably be a week or so before get...
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RE: Cooling using an air to water heat pump
From experience this summer, a single-split A2A unit on...
By Rob of York , 1 day ago
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@mrkfm, I’m definitely not trying to put anyone off get...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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Analysis of the economics of switching to an A2W ASHP compared to other heat sources
This post aims to analyse the economics of installing, ...
By Rob of York , 2 days ago
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RE: Cooling with air to water heat pumps
@editor does that mean you have to have two separate ex...
By mrkfm , 3 days ago
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RE: Starting Our Heat Pump Journey: 1962 build 3 bed detached house
Posted by: @ian-s Could always use the money saved o...
By Rob of York , 3 days ago
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Depends on what controls the pump! Thats the whole poi...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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The positive reviews keep coming in for Britain's Heat ...
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RE: Next steps on my ASHP journey: Radiators and Pipework
I have one of these fitted which also allows you to reg...
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RE: Recommendations in Ely (Cambs) area for Full setup checks on Nibe HP setup for House.
If they can't don't give up. Heat pumps are, in reali...
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