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Minimum system volumes are normally enough to cover defrost, which is critical. However a larger system volume may improve performance when the heat ...
You wont need one in heaven either which, at least according to the calculation originally published in Applied Optics, is hotter than hell (this has...
Can you provide a reference please for that statement. Nowhere can I see this within the actual regulations and neither can I find the work 'manufact...
Agree, the figure is given for SCOP not COP
Thats very unlikely to be anything to do with the heat pump, the water system is essentially completely separate. Changes may have been made to the w...
@bigfish Sorry to hear that. I would suggest the first step is to get the installer back (preferably before you pay) to look at the noise. Antivib...
@editor Whilst you are contacting installers you may also ask about R290 heat pumps below windows. My reading of the diagrams from several manufac...
The good news is that it leaves no excuse if it doesn't do that! The WC stuff is absolutely basic. I cant understand how an installer doesn't know ...
... and therein lies the problem. This is probably nearly as difficult as setback. The physics is simple, the engineering and measurement less so!
Thanks. Thats pretty much my intended route if I do go ahead - still dependent on wife's view and electrician's quote. You have been very h...
Area under graph is indeed a valid approach and the one I would use, the challenge is 'where do you draw the reference line'. The latent heat of fusi...
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