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because historically heat pumps couldn't reach sufficiently high FT to heat a cylinder with the default coil size of 0.6 sq m. Since R290 heat pumps ...
Did he have a choice? Given their (alleged) deceitfulness, I suspect Drax have stitched things up so well (either in the contract or in terms of depe...
No. I am suggesting, based on what ashp-bobba has shown (and a bit of common sense) that the 'standard' practice of replacing existing DHW cylinders ...
That's really good info and presumably could in principle be achieved without adia. I have for some time questioned the business case for a cylinder...
How true, and an argument I am having elsewhere with those who want every ASHP installation to be totally bespoke, even at the end of the market where...
Thanks for the comments. Are you suggesting 'awful electric heater's as an interim measure or permanently and who are you thinking about when you say...
Definitely. If I were you I would read up a bit on the engineering topic of 'control theory'. This deals with how you control real world systems wh...
@ashp-bobba thanks for those comments, I was going to name check you in the hope of a response but now I don't have to! My perception, rightly or wr...
Thats a fair observation and one that had crossed my mind. Of course anyone could do subsequent radiator upgrades but Im not sure a homeowner would f...
If they are waterproof (ie closed cell) I cant see a problem with this, maybe others can! In fact an expansion gap makes sense.
Thats a good point. A 6kW heat pump will invariably be specified to need a 16A circuit. Many CUs can have one easily added, for others a mini CU is ...
As @bobflux says this is unlikely to work. In principle no because, by adjusting the flow temp according to the outside temperature you are match...
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