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Hi I have just posted the below in response to your intro text. ------------- In terms of getting quotes, be prepared to get a fair few to find ...
Welcome to the forum. If you are new to ASHPs I suggest you read the introduction here. @editor also publishes a couple of books guiding you thro...
I agree with @mars. My install was not dissimilar. I got a 7kW Vaillant, 200l cylinder and 4 rads (including one fancoil) for 12.5K les grant. Im...
Thats probably fair enough. The degree-days calculation (on which quite a few heating formula are based) uses the formula sum (max (Tbase-OAT ,0)) ...
Thats a slightly awkward number because, by the time you add an allowance for heating DHW, it will push you towards a 10kW machine rather than 7-8, wh...
All sounds sensible to me and to be clear, the idea of swapping to a ASHP at the same time as fixing the distribution is sound IMHO, if you are going ...
There are enough red flags in this to be concerning. I am going to keep this short, there is quite a lot to say/ask about what you have told us but I...
My installer wasn't at all keen on this option, and we had alternative location. That said Heat geek once did an experiment where they virtually surr...
I don't know I checked the data resolution and its hourly. However I think this is in fact an hourly sample (by home assistant - which limits i...
@benson Strange no contract as it protects them more than it protects you IMHO, ie the absence of a contract puts you in a stronger position. Pe...
OK that rules this one out. Good! Hmm. Fundamentally of course this is down to emitter size/house loss. I'm getting the feeling from your text...
Sorry to hear of your problems, I have two key questions: Just to confirm what you are saying - is this what you experience (that it wont achieve ...
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