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JamesPa
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RE: Heat loss calculations and how they work in conjunction with heat pump sizing

That depends on the circumstance and your assertion is not necessarily true. If for example if oversizing leads you to going from one heat pump to 2,...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Heat loss calculations and how they work in conjunction with heat pump sizing

Sure, its a 200sq m 1930s house with (originally) solid walls, a couple of modest modern extensions and miscellaneous fabric upgrades such as partial ...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Heat loss calculations and how they work in conjunction with heat pump sizing

  In 3 years on this forum I have seen very, very few cases indeed of under sizing of the type you are describing. In contrast there have b...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

Welcome. Do feel free to start a new thread about your installation with any questions. if you are at all unsure or anything looks or feels wrong wi...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News

Agree...but worse still is a human. Many hackers gain entry initially by exploiting the weakness of human beings. Eliminate those and we would be mu...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Heat loss calculations and how they work in conjunction with heat pump sizing

I'm not sure where you are getting your design information from, but its incorrect. The standard design temperatures, as specified in MIS3005(D), are...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Heat loss calculations and how they work in conjunction with heat pump sizing

Doing the plot from heat pump output gives 6.5-7kW also. Depends on how cold house gets. Heat loss is dependent on house temperature Vs outside not...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Radiator sizing for heat pump installation by British Gas - are these correct?

You are spot on. I don't know TBH as I don't have them, they weren't available when my heat pump was fitted. They look that way though!  

4 weeks ago
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RE: Heat loss calculations and how they work in conjunction with heat pump sizing

It's not necessary to be precise, it's only necessary to be precise enough, which I personally define as sufficiently good to be reasonably certain a...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Heat Pump Installers: Competence, Illusion and the Hard Truth Homeowners Must Face

I agree with all that @editor says above but particularly this. By far your best guarantee is peer review through this forum. If you are willing to...

4 weeks ago
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