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I agree with the first point entirely. As to 'do I have any evidence that money rather than comfort is the primary driver' then I would say yes some...
@bontwoody In truth it is a very widely held misconception, whether we are talking about boilers or heat pumps, that turning off the heating for (sa...
Agree (assuming that 'draw' in the second sentence should read 'deliver'). So in the second instance at COP=4.5, 81kWh would be delivered for 12k...
Referring to the above Im going to try to clear up some basics, with apologies to any physicists or engineers reading! Firstly energy is measured (f...
If oversized then it is indeed quite possible that an overnight setback will save energy, because you are reducing the inherent inefficiency of cyclin...
If the energy is delivered at cop4 is xkWh then you must supply x/4kWh. If the same amount of energy is delivered at cop 6 you must supply x/6kWh. I...
Er no, you are confusing power and energy. You pay for energy not power. If 24kWh is required then the input energy is 24/cop. So if the cop is 6...
Sorry but that is simply not true and worse still is quite seriously misleading. Whilst the heating is off the house continues to lose heat. It l...
I just ran the numbers through my WC simulator. This calculates, based on Ecodan R32 data, the efficiency gain from various WC curves relative to fix...
It is a cop out and as I say upthread will incur a penalty of 3-6% or more if it's more than a a couple of degrees out. However installers don't was...
This is the 'alternative method' I refer to in a post above. Care needs to be taken with the choice of room stat. Some 'clever' ones, as they appro...
According to his post a few pages back the speeds of both pumps are controlled by an Arduino based system. I did ask what behaviour it targets but go...
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