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RE: ASHP and how it should run and potential kw consumption?

I think you have a Vaillant, in which case (on the sensocomfort) its settings - installer level - noise reduction mode. I run mine in noise reductio...

10 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: ASHP and how it should run and potential kw consumption?

Mine followed a similar general pattern, but the defrosts (I assume the dips are defrosts) were more like once per hour. The snow day was both very w...

10 months ago
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RE: ASHP on a low income: a cautionary tale

That's really good and simple. Obviously a gross generalisation but inevitably so if its going to be simple! I might well use this when talking to p...

10 months ago
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RE: Thinking of ripping our my IVT Greenline HT Plus C model and replacing with a gas boiler.

That's a pity, the most expensive part of a GSHP is, SOFAIK, the underground bit by some margin, which you already have! Unfortunately we live in a ...

10 months ago
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RE: How much radiator capacity do I need for an air source heat pump?

10kW is based on the design FT of 45. Most of the upstairs emitters are rather 'oversized' (for FT45) because I upgraded them before I realised quite...

10 months ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: Controversial opinions - pure weather compensation, buffer tank, heat loss, oversized heat pumps

Thats a fair observation, although some of the 'cheaper' brands (eg Samsung) with very basic controllers seem to have caught up in price certainly wit...

10 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Controversial opinions - pure weather compensation, buffer tank, heat loss, oversized heat pumps

No, (if society survives that long which, given out bent for self destruction must be questionable). Its my personal conviction that ToU tariffs wi...

10 months ago
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RE: New 5kW Samsung Gen6 heat pump owner with loads of questions

@technogeek The majority of the population probably do have condensing boilers but, sadly, the majority are set up not to condense (flow temperatur...

10 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Controversial opinions - pure weather compensation, buffer tank, heat loss, oversized heat pumps

I agree that just because its decades old is not a good reason, but the point is that it is decades old and has been proven to work. Its also not j...

10 months ago
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RE: Controversial opinions - pure weather compensation, buffer tank, heat loss, oversized heat pumps

Thanks for these, you make some good points (at least in my opinion), here are some comments from me Im not sure they are a waste of time becaus...

10 months ago
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RE: Is My Midea Heat Pump Inherently Defective?

Interesting. I currently run in 'low noise' mode at night and I find that mine overshoots in both 'normal' cycling and defrost but not when 'low no...

10 months ago
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RE: Defrost behaviours

I think we commented on this briefly earlier and I agree. I also think it might be more or less inherent with our climate and the 3:1 (or in realit...

10 months ago
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