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The Chicken and the Egg (maybe?) : I was not inclined to consider a Heat Pump - usual stuff : we have an old house, fairly large, some of i...
@batpred Actually not - I also wouldn't claim for something minor but, let's say there was a minor event caused by an electrical incident, not an i...
@batpred The other slightly concerning issue is household insurance if a claim was required - not necessarily through a battery fire. The...
I must admit that, even as an electrical engineer (who has spent most of his working life in micro-electronics and not power electronics) , when the i...
Thank you, everyone, once again, for your replies. In terms of household insulation, ours isn't especially bad in general. It's a converted mill, th...
@transparent 5: I would urge caution in making any decisions based on currently-available tariffs. Common sense tells us that the chat night-rate...
@toodles Thank you for your reply. It's encouraging to know that your set up works well. Having the PowerWall is a great combination as the inverter p...
@transparent Please clarify. If you have generation-based FIT, the amount you receive is linked to what the existing inverter outputs to the home...
@judith Thanks for your reply - very interesting. I think that what concerns me with what I may end up having is that the HP is likely 10 o...
Thanks - something to certainly consider !
I've heard that heat pumps and thermal stores are not ideal too. We don't have solar thermal. The system was installed by a previous owner. I've gra...
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
Volumisers are normally plumbed so that they are in the...
By JamesPa , 3 hours ago
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@toodles possibly. The £9k labour charge for 4-5 days w...
By AndrewJ , 8 hours ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
My thought is simple. Bring it on and bring on plug in...
By JamesPa , 12 hours ago
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RE: Heat Geek mini store vs pump size
Yes I agree, that’s why Heat Geek have most likely sele...
By Tomtheheatingengineer , 1 day ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@chandykris Swings and Roundabouts, you win some…. ...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
By Mars , 1 day ago
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
@majordennisbloodnok @tomtheheatingengineer For my ...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
There is scope for product development here. I for one...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Is the "divide by 2900" rule still valid?
Really flow rate is a pipework limitation not a water p...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation
@burtis, I’ve followed this thread pretty much from the...
By Mars , 5 days ago
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RE: Starting Our Heat Pump Journey: 1962 build 3 bed detached house
First time poster here but I can share my experience as...
By SCH , 5 days ago
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RE: Is it the house or the equipment?
...which, I've found out, is pretty much impossible to ...
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