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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...

4 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...

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

I think we need better education for consumers (most, my wife included, wouldn’t know what a kW is, they just want to be warm) and better education of...

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

Encouraging to see them publish such a good collection of data points. Thanks for digging that up.

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

On the topic of ratings, have a look at this rating plate for a 5kW ecodan - note the actual maximum is quite a bit higher than the model number sugge...

4 years ago
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RE: Question for ASHP installers: What proportion of your initial surveys/ site visits follow through to an installation?

This is so true - when average Joe doesn't understand what a unit is, average Joe is really in for a shock when these energy prices go up yet again in...

4 years ago
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RE: Worcestershire ASHP

Ah, the old servicing to maintain warranty scam…. yeah, I wouldn’t bother. It’s not like a combustion appliance that might gas you to death. It’...

4 years ago
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RE: High air source heat pump running costs – Vaillant AroTherm Plus

Upstairs is cold for one of three reasons: 1. Undersized emitters compared to the ground floor - flow temp designed for downstairs emitters 2. Poo...

4 years ago
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RE: Designing ASHP system using the Freedom toolkit spreadsheet

That's unfortunate, but the nature of the beast with any sort of refrigeration in a domestic environment over here. Look at the US, HVAC tech's everyw...

4 years ago
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RE: Daikin Altherma 3 H HT - Any experiences out there

No experience of that particular unit, but remember that with regard to running costs, all you've got to manage is an SCOP of 3.55 and you're at price...

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

Well, if we’re going to get onto the topic of overpriced heat pumps 😂 after all it’s just a fridge really

4 years ago
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RE: Designing ASHP system using the Freedom toolkit spreadsheet

@cathoderay I’ve read your thread completely, I’d bin that plate off at the first opportunity, can’t see the point of it at all.

4 years ago
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