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RE: Help me understand my Mitsubishi Ecodan system

I'm really sorry to hear that. As others have said this is massively oversized. It is also massively overcomplicated. Taking the two together this...

4 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Help me understand my Mitsubishi Ecodan system

Hi Just to confirm my understanding. You have an 11kW heat pump and an assessed loss of roughly 2.5kW (118W/K * 20). Is this a correct interp...

4 months ago
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RE: Help me understand my Mitsubishi Ecodan system

Thanks. Just a few more questions to get a handle on sizing What was the date of the plot and what was the approx OAT then? Which model ASHP...

4 months ago
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RE: Help me understand my Mitsubishi Ecodan system

Fundamentally I agree with @mars and yes please post the full system schematic for detailed suggestions. Seriously heat pumps work best when operate...

4 months ago
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RE: Avoid the Heat Pump Villain: Why Low-Loss Headers and Buffers Can Sabotage Your Heat Pump's Efficiency

Thats a brilliant result and you must be pleased you persisted with fighting this. Its also a good example of what I am beginning to suspect (but can...

4 months ago
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RE: Revised version of MCS-020 (noise standards for heat pumps)

As you say this is no change, which I personally think is reasonable given the figures in BS 8233.

4 months ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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Revised version of MCS-020 (noise standards for heat pumps)
4 months ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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RE: why solar diverters for HW instead of the heat pump?

I should probably add to my comments above that, whilst I can definitely see an argument for using a solar diverter in some cases - most particularly ...

4 months ago
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RE: why solar diverters for HW instead of the heat pump?

The argument I can think of is that solar diverters precisely match the power draw to the available excess solar power, which heat pumps cannot do. T...

4 months ago
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RE: Commencing on an ASHP Installation Process

Lots of reading and questioning which the background makes easier. I started when I first thought about getting a heat pump for myself and it became ...

4 months ago
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RE: Commencing on an ASHP Installation Process

Crudely dividing by somewhere between 2000 and 2900 gives an estimate dependant on assumptions/who you believe. My total gas consumption for a 7kW ho...

4 months ago
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RE: Commencing on an ASHP Installation Process

11kW does sound way over in that case! As you say it will be interesting to see what others come up with, maybe try to get a copy of the calculations...

4 months ago
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