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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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
You could see ifare interested. They installed my system (albeit only a 4 bedroom house) and did a good job compared to many installations I read abou...
There should be no significant change in the load on the heat pump unless you keep the bathroom hotter and thus increase the losses through walls and ...
My SolarEdge monitoring is fine, both on phone and on computer.
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RE: Flexi-Orb Heat Pump Scheme: A Game-Changer for the UK's Heat Pump Industry
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
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RE: My experience with 3 heat pump surveys: Heat Geek, British Gas & Octopus
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