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If they will do room by room you will have the necessary data to take the next step in assessing the microbore issue. Some will do this free of charg...
How very negative. Unfortunately you may be right and if you are the course the cause of that spiral is the result of successive Government actions o...
12000kWh is consistent with 4-6kW depending on your current heating pattern etc. Given that its definitely not clear to me whether you can get away ...
True (first sentence) Thats the reason to consider the 5kW (second sentence). See my previous email for suggestions/questions if you wished to tak...
Thats disappointing. In my 1930s home my ASHP has worked out about 20% cheaper than gas in the first year and about the same as gas/a little bit l...
You need to make an allowance for defrost, perhaps 10-20%. That said I would also be tempted to go with the 5kW based on this data. Before coming t...
Hopefully you can read this. The various tabs in the xlsx show average power over 3, 6, 12, 24 hrs. If you can get average temp or degree days for y...
FWIW The standard single phase domestic EV charger is 7.2kW. You can get three phase ones if your vehicle is capable and you have a 3 phase supply, 2...
Im not justifying Vaillant or anyone else's documentation but please note that there is other documentation available, including in particular lengthy...
The problem I guess is balancing risk/reward. Investors invest to get a reward, if they perceive they might not or perceive a risk they will either l...
Thats a much overlooked benefit of a (properly installed) heat pump based system. Basically much greater comfort for the same cost or a bit less. ...
I don't doubt that you are right that its not a magic solution, if there were one it would surely have been found by now. It will likely take many sm...
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RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
Sorry to hear. I am actually somewhat surprised that...
By Batpred , 9 minutes ago
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RE: Setback savings - fact or fiction?
I agree, and that is in effect what @jamespa and I have...
By cathodeRay , 2 hours ago
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RE: Estimating true heat loss from twelve months of consumption data
@ian33a — a measured heat loss always trumps a calculat...
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RE: Grant Aeona 3 R32 cycling with weather compensation.
The hot water heating looks normal. The heat transfer ...
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RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?
Good questions @temperature_gradient. My understanding ...
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
All going according to plan, mid July we get that 7kW a...
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Current metrics - DHW target set to 47c
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RE: My Grant R290 9kW Heat Pump Installation
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That was my understanding also.
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RE: Vaillant Sensocomfort Time
Oh I remember this from when I set mine up 2 years ago,...
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Heat geek have already stated that the pro is in fact c...
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RE: The Myth of the MCS Performance Guarantee
@editor I know. As if MCS wasn't bad enough, it's now e...
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