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JohnR
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RE: buffer/volumizer cupboard space eater, do i need one?

50 litres/p> But a flow temperature of less than 35C must be a major contributor to the good COP.

2 weeks ago
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RE: Boston Lincs based homeowner seeks advice on HP install

I think you should be aiming for lower (<40C) flow temperatures and an SCOP nearer 5. You might need some bigger radiators than currently proposed ...

2 weeks ago
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RE: buffer/volumizer cupboard space eater, do i need one?

I'll rock the boat as I've got a buffer tank as part of an installation of similar size to what is proposed and reckon that it's one factor in getting...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Tesla Powerwall – More of a ‘Luxury’ Than an ROI Winner!

I had solar panels (nominal 4kW) installed in 2017 and quickly realised that there was a mis-match between generation and domestic demand so a Powerwa...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Domestic Weather station

Indoor and outdoor units have their own radio frequency links. My Vantage Vue originally came with a memory board in the indoor console which I would ...

2 weeks ago
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RE: advice on excessive shortcycling and overall efficiency

I don't have first hand experience of fan coils but get the impression that they have much lower water volumes than panel radiators. I think that the ...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Domestic Weather station

I've had a Davis Vantage Vue for 11 years. It's had two problems: After a few months the rain gauge stopped working, which must have been a bad batch ...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Ripped Off: How UK Homeowners Are Paying Gas Prices for Wind Energy

That layout also fits one of my wishes that housing is designed around south-facing windows to catch the winter sunshine (when the sun condescends to ...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Ecodan consuming 100kwh per day in new build!!!

That consumption data is consistent with the high smart meter readings but is way too high for an efficient heat pump system. Similarly, 791kWh consum...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Ecodan consuming 100kwh per day in new build!!!

The numbers don't make sense. 100kWh/day of electricity into the house, if directly converted to heat (eg four x 1kW electric fires), should make a mo...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Grant Aerona3 13kW Noisy pipes after balancing

I'm not convinced that it's necessary to have big temperature drops across radiators with a relatively low temperature heat pump system provided the h...

3 weeks ago
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RE: New to world of ASHPs: Ideal Logic Air Monobloc heat pump 8kW questions

I would worry about the heat loss from the cylinder and pipework in the loft. My cylinder and associated pipework have turned what was the coldest roo...

3 weeks ago
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