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RE: Adding pv solar panels to existing? DNO issues?

the FIT group you can't touch, presume you know that. we're pretty much at peak output right now so you should be able to get a pretty good number ...

2 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Solar panels not working correctly? what checks can I make?

@tim441 This is something of a speculation, but with the faulty one in the middle, it may have been pulling the output down for all of those downstrea...

2 years ago
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RE: What central heating system to have

Just regarding hot water part of this discussion. I have a 300L UVC. It can run at anything between 50C and 70C depending on what heat source has bee...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: PWM pump or not?

@fazel ah yes. that looks the behaviour I see in my graph. I can't remember posting that one though, did they finally put me on the public heatpump l...

2 years ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: What do we need to know before installing a heat pump?

@jamespa PM me if you want to discuss offline. have you considered the possibility of doing the same as Peter yourself? its something I'm pondering. ...

2 years ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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RE: PWM pump or not?

I'm not turning it off. I like the idea that it can run every 24h , if the manufacturer felt that was needed by design, I'm going to let it. I have la...

2 years ago
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RE: What do we need to know before installing a heat pump?

agree with you wholeheartedly. modulation/range rating of the HP only half the problem, if the overspec also leads to an unncecessary rebuild of the t...

2 years ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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RE: What do we need to know before installing a heat pump?

yes, I've read and had email conversation with I think the same person. it may not be the absolute best HP in the world but its easy to understand, m...

2 years ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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RE: Cooling with gen6 Samsung

there are separate FSV's for cooling WL. take a look at settings 2051 upwards?

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: PWM pump or not?

@bontwoody I've been noticing mine now runs for 5 mins every 24hrs. it has nothing else to cause it to run so I guess this is a "stop the pump stickin...

2 years ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: What do we need to know before installing a heat pump?

@jamespa if it helps, I've self installed a 16kw samsung. 15kw was the MCS number for my house. I didn't have the confidence to go smaller, wish...

2 years ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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RE: What do we need to know before installing a heat pump?

@kev-m I didn't mean that gives you simplistically the size of the HP. I mean it gives you the heat loss of the house. The size of the HP itself of co...

2 years ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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