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Not particularly unless you have a problem with noise in the pipework No, but there is a bit of a trade off and its not straightforward. The h...
Its very difficult to be prescriptive without being in the house. The answer to your question as asked is however 'yes'. A way of thinking about it...
@ashp-bobba I have sympathy. People have a tendency to complain rather than attempt to understand. Also some people (including some here) seem to...
Im noit a heating engineer, but I will have a go anyway (I think you are overthinking a bit) If you turn down all the LSVs then you will...
Definite dont know from me as I have no source at all of unbiassed information. That said "Overall, are you happy with your installation?” feels li...
Definitely. The issue though is the seasonal one. In principle I could be self sufficient in energy if I doubled my solar capacity (which I could). ...
Our Government doesn't set oil prices (because we dont contribute enough to the global capacity), the governments of despot states do. They are li...
I guess I wouldn't have thought that cooling something was a way to store energy! Im still trying to get my head around the order of magnitude numbe...
@lucia I have been thinking further about the posts above and am rapidly coming to the conclusion that the section of the media that supports the gre...
... which is usually how to run almost any heat pump BTW, and how heat pump systems are generally designed. I think you must have unsubs...
If the installer is a regular plumber or someone who is genuinely building a business in renewables, building their reputation and doing a good job th...
Not to mention the planning issues involved, assuming we are talking pumped hydro (or are they considering very large battery banks - at least as big...
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