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For some actual data I recommend reading the NESTA survey from 2023, this is the largest and most comprehensive independent survey I know of about 200...
I can't really suggest anything other than trying to narrow down the source location. Sorry.
FWIW I used to get expansion noises from pipework under the floor with my gas system. Inevitably pipes move a bit, the coefficient of expans...
Sounds like something expanding somewhere, perhaps then hitting up against something.
Personal choice but without a doubt my heating pump copes better with the season ends than my boiler did. The boiler just overheated the house or cau...
We turned it off a few weeks ago then turned it back on again. Im expecting to turn it off again. Our house exhibits similar behaviour to that descr...
They aren't. The problem is that thermal stores generally need high temperatures to store sufficient usable energy for typical hot water needs, much ...
I think the laws of thermodynamics pretty much guarantee anything that starts of ordered gets less ordered, and this in turn pretty much guarantees it...
Sorry OAT = Outdoor air temperature, IAT = indoor air temperature, FT = flow temperature, DT = difference between two temperatures, often flow and ret...
Annual consumption is almost certainly better than an EPC. If you have daily consumption (which you can plot Vs OAT) and provided your house is reaso...
No rule that says we do so far as I know. Like much of the burden, this is self inflicted by some installers so far as I can tell, but not by others...
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RE: Heat Pump Manufacturers Recommending Buffer Tanks
That word of advice isn't entirely accurate. The heat...
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RE: How many people are happy with their ASHP and do you believe them?
For some actual data I recommend reading the NESTA surv...
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@editor thank you - our tank is of course huge - we hav...
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@editor this is great news.
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RE: Daikin Altherma 3 with Fan Coils in Puglia (Italy)… Sanity Check on System Operation
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RE: Loud noises in the night - and one for the toolbox?
I appreciate your help and when I find the cause I'll p...
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RE: Grant Aerona R290 (15.5kW) - How is DHW Target Temp calculated?
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RE: UK warm homes plan - how can it be delivered?
That looks like the direction the policy makers are hea...
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RE: Estimating true heat loss from twelve months of consumption data
Thanks - something to certainly consider !
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Yes, I got it at 10:24. But Wednesday is my "day off"...
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RE: Heat Pump Operation in Summer - Valliant 7kW
Personal choice but without a doubt my heating pump cop...
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RE: MCS 2.0 - Changes in January 2025
I had a few quotes and none of them says much about the...
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RE: ASHP Capacity loss with aging
I see where you were also going with this, its is likel...
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
Interesting prompt about whether some of the solutions ...
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RE: Lower electric tariffs for heat pump users
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