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... If as a result you can turn the flow temp down then that could make quite a difference!
So your heating COP is (30-4)/(10.5-2.5) = 3.25 Your DHW COP is 4/2.5 = 1.6 As you imply sacrificing COP for low cost electricity saves money. Its...
No process is 100% efficient, so yes some is lost from pumps, electronics, pipework etc. I think Vaillant monitor deltaT and flow rate to calculate e...
Overall about 43/15 = 2.85 However this is made up of space heating COP and DHW COP, which normally are quoted separately, because they are typicall...
It doesn't directly contribute. The energy in basically powers the compressor (plus a bit for other things) and the energy out is the heat in the ga...
Here is the measured data (2 years worth of half hourly meter data) my selection was based on. You don't need 2 years worth and the 24, 12, 6,3 hour ...
I have done various thing, basically my approach was 'do a sensible and practical upgrade whenever a room is decorated or the opportunity arises'. Ov...
Assuming you actually heat the house (which, admittedly, it sounds like you may not fully) a gas consumption of 16kWh and a heat loss of 18kW are not ...
@mars - have you considered 'empty-chairing' the buffer tank advocate. It would send a very powerful message throughout the video without you having ...
That's a shame as I was looking forward to the fireworks, but as you say it's a strong message which needs to be heard.
That will be fun!
Agree, and if there is a flow mismatch the question is 'why' and can it be eliminated using something without undesirable side effects. In most cases...
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