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RE: 14kW Midea ASHP in an old leaky building

The fact they won’t sell me one direct and only want me to buy through their merchants has struck them off my list. Plus, the unit is too wide. I’m go...

3 years ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions

Washing machine, dishwasher, tumble dryer (that I ought to replace with a heat pump unit), electric hob, electric oven, EV… It soon adds up. Add to th...

3 years ago
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RE: An abject and utter failure...

I should wait till after coffee before trying to digest that spreadsheet - I thought that was 'illegible', hence my utter confusion 🙂

3 years ago
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RE: An abject and utter failure...

"For the rejected applications, 49 per cent were rejected as the application was deemed ineligible." I'm sorry, what?

3 years ago
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RE: 14kW Midea ASHP in an old leaky building

Email sent, asking for price and availability of a 10kW and a handful of bits from their price list (that I probably could get from screwfix, but can'...

3 years ago
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RE: 14kW Midea ASHP in an old leaky building

Defrost is purely a function of evaporator size and airflow. Units need to fit in small spaces, so manufacturers will size the evap coils to be 'large...

3 years ago
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RE: 14kW Midea ASHP in an old leaky building

I thought it impressive that the only condition where a defrost cycle was required, was pushing 55 deg water out at -10deg air temp, after running for...

3 years ago
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RE: 14kW Midea ASHP in an old leaky building

I honestly think that they just 'didn't think that people would need those values' in the table - From following numerous Korean builders on Instagram...

3 years ago
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RE: 14kW Midea ASHP in an old leaky building

@cathoderay On the subject of derating manufacturers specifications, LG (despite having what appears to be the nicest controller, and the cheapest uni...

3 years ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions

Interesting, didn't even know those were a thing. All I know is, we use what we use...

3 years ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions

That average use seems low - or we use a lot? The last 13 months of data from our smart meter, tumble drying, car charging, dehumidifying an outbuil...

3 years ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions

My guess - gas will rise to 10p/kWh, electric will go up to 32p/kWh - but those are just figures I've pulled out of thin air. A SCOP of 3.2 will lea...

3 years ago
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