Last seen: Sep 22, 2025
Can they, are you able to provide reference as I did not think this was the case. Indeed, so it needs to be right-sized which the MCS brigade...
Nothing has changed, you need to read the rules carefully. In short the PD rules require that the installation conforms to the MCS planning standards...
I have the same impression. However Octopus isn't the whole industry and one might have hoped that others, perhaps smaller initially, would fill the ...
I agree. The 'industry' appears to concentrate on making a fast buck whilst protecting its rear end, not rolling out 1.4M heat pumps per year (that's...
Ah, now I see, yes I meant former not the latter!
Sorry but I'm not sure what you are referring to I completely agree, the thermodynamic argument is clear in the case of heat pumps (its different...
I think we do agree on this and I also think its consistent with what I was saying. Looked at another way it is also necessary that there is a highe...
More efficient still, don't switch it back on and put on a jumper.
True Thermodynamically maybe not true. Short cycling will result in a reduced requirement for higher flow temp than long cycling so thermodynam...
According to the basic physics, no they won't. Obviously there might be 'engineering' effects, but the basic physics says that running continuousl...
@derek-m Thanks for the analogy but I'm not sure how it changes the fundamentals. If the HP is forced to cycle because it can't maintain a steady sta...
@iancalderbank This is an interesting facet of heat pumps not much discussed. It's going to vary by person and property and probably also time of yea...
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