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Whilst the eco arguments for PV and heat pumps and, to a lesser extent EVs, are pretty clear, the eco argument for a battery is much less so, at least...
Bus and eco4 are totally different schemes. There is no EPC rating requirement for bus Eco4 has, I believe, both an EPC requirement and a means t...
Check the detailed specs. 7kW Vaillant is actually 8kW + at your operating conditions so unlikely to be a better size match than the 8kW Samsung. Th...
I wish I had the large slab that you have. Unfortunately my floors are either suspended wooden or uninsulated concrete. My house heat capacity i...
It's interesting that you make this point, suggesting you think (I'm not disagreeing btw) that the gaps between heat pump capacities in the range of a...
@johnmo well done for looking that up! I don't think I ever managed to find the detailed Samsung specs, but it's been a while since I looked! If th...
Funny how simpler is often better. I have settled on running my heating 24*7 at same temp no setback, bedrooms slightly cooler than living rooms (by ...
@johnnyb very much in tune with the thoughts above and would advise against oversizing. The problem may be if you want the BUS grant as that require...
I think those are pretty much the standard figures that used to be quoted in mis3005-d (which now instead references a BS EN standard that I have yet ...
I think that maybe what the adia thermal system does, but as you say it's quite expensive and only works with some ashps Alternatively perhaps someo...
Still not quite. As I read this the body adjusts for fixed flow when on (based on an adjustment made by the installer according to a table that doesn...
Er - that description you posted says that the trv shuts off the flow when the room is at the set temperature, which is also what seems to happen in p...
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
Years ago I worked for a company who won a best in show...
By EtchedPixels , 2 hours ago
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RE: Octopus Cosy Heat Pump Owners & Discussion Thread
Has anyone here had a Cosy 12 installed yet?
By Mars , 4 hours ago
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RE: How quickly would you want/expect heat recovery to take from setback?
But looking at your graphs, why are your LWT and RWT cy...
By Temperature_Gradient , 4 hours ago
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
Not quite, regular A2W heat-pumps need a load of extra ...
By Temperature_Gradient , 1 day ago
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RE: Heat Geek installations: share your experiences
one thing i learnt from reading people’s comments and e...
By Batpred , 1 day ago
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RE: Cooling/heating with one unit
"The way we use A2A on a cheap overnight EV tariff is t...
By mrkfm , 1 day ago
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
We have ‘signed on the dotted line’ today for a Panason...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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RE: Heat pump branding. Clever, contemporary… or a bit too much?
...or it was there and was lost thanks to laziness and ...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 1 day ago
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@bobflux Thank you for your response. I am trying to ...
By RonV. , 1 day ago
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This post is about how I successfully configured a buff...
By Tony.Stolz , 1 day ago
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The installer visited yesterday and suggested the noise...
By JamesChatz , 2 days ago
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
Your house sounds a lot like mine. 2 surveyors each sp...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Heat Geek Zero Disrupt: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
Thats true only if you do the wrong experiment. Done c...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: battery storage without solar
As of October 1st they need specific qualifications to ...
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