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IvanOpinion
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RE: Do you know the lifespan of your heat pump?

The figure I've seen claimed is usually 20 years.

12 months ago
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RE: Octopus Cosy 6 launched

@HughF I agree that Octopus are probably just aiming to achieve parity with gas running costs, though I think to do this they are going to need SCOPs ...

1 year ago
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RE: Confusion over Octopus Tariffs

You may well find that Agile Import is cheaper than Cosy. There are various apps (such as Octopus Compare) which will download your half hourly usage ...

1 year ago
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RE: How Government Grants May Be Inflating Heat Pump Installation Prices and What Could Happen If They’re Scrapped

I can certainly believe that some installers are padding their quotes a bit, knowing that the £7.5k BUS will still result in a net cost that enough cu...

1 year ago
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RE: Octopus Cosy 6 launched

The Cosy 6 now has MCS certification, so you can see the SCOP figures, which seem pretty poor. Certification number HP0255/03. Interestingly, the SC...

1 year ago
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RE: Lambda Eureka Air heat pumps

I find the MCS database very difficult to understand.

1 year ago
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RE: Lambda Eureka Air heat pumps

The maximum Lambda sound power seems to be 56dB, judging by the tech specs: Which is better than, say, Daikin, but not better than some on the UK mar...

1 year ago
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RE: SCOP and seasonal variations

You might find some useful information on Michael de Podesta's blog. For instance, this post shows the distribution of levels of heat demand over an a...

1 year ago
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RE: Are Octopuses Slowing Consumer Adoption of Heat Pumps?

Yes, it is one of those two who first alerted me to the problems with the Daikin 9kW. Octopus have agreed to do a resurvey, so we will see if they red...

1 year ago
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RE: Are Octopuses Slowing Consumer Adoption of Heat Pumps?

That's one of my main objections to Octopus wanting to fit the Daikin 9kW, based on a heat loss figure of 8.8kW, which I'm convinced should be no more...

1 year ago
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