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@wully I have long been of the opinion that local storage is a vital part of any solution to grid overload, and now that @transparent has told us t...
I dont know TBH, not a Samsung expert, someone else may. You can normally increase the period (but with the same on/off ratio) via either a hyste...
If the house loss is much less than the heat pump min output the heat pump will cycle whatever you do because there is no other way to match the outpu...
40W is not a lot. Your house will likely be drawing ~400W all the time due to the various appliances on standby, router, fridge etc. If its on half t...
@editor Agreed. There is another point to be made here, namely that you cant make the judgement/calculation on pipe size unless you have correctly...
@mars Im going to put a slightly different angle on this post because, whilst I accept its importance in principle and for some properties, Im not so...
@cathoderay Whilst I suspect you are correct I suppose the possible fault with this interesting analysis is that less well off people will be eligi...
If that makes you feel happier then go ahead, but it won't fix the problem! If you are convinced that its the heat pump that is at fault, then the...
OK thanks for that, but the basic question remains, why has a solution based on home storage been discarded? There must be a reason and, unless we ...
Completely agree. To my mind this is not worth the effort of engaging with such a solution, either we will abandon net zero altogether, which see...
OK. You dont say whether it is from the feeds to/from the DHW cylinder carrying hot liquid from the heat pump, or from the cylinder itself. Either w...
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