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@kev-m Also known as 'Deciduous Entropy'
@cathoderay Thank you for taking the time to supply such a long response. I will respond to the parts that I have an angle on one at a time. For the m...
I think you are correct. Unless you have a modern well insulated house, solar and batteries, the heat pump system is a huge gamble. Perhaps I should...
@grahambI think you are correct. Unless you have a modern well insulated house, solar and batteries, the heat pump system is a huge gamble. The heat l...
I haven't had enough experience with Homely to be sure but I wasn't impressed. One reason was that it came with a little button that was the sensor bu...
@derek-m The saving will be from before the energy price increases but if they are even three times higher that is still too little for too much cost....
@derek-m Which inprovements do you suggest?Solar panels, tried but told too many shadows cast on available roofSub floor insulation - we put in an uf...
@mjr You are right that the last plumber has suggested an LPG boiler instead. It would still leak heat but it would not suffer inefficiency from bein...
@mjr That is the question that is difficult to answer for sure. What I got was an oversized system that was intended to keep rooms warm and without an...
Hi Bob77 Your result sounds like the one I was looking for and your heat pump is half the size of the one that was fitted in my house. Can you tell me...
@editor I raised it with HIES and they dismissed it 'out of their remit' and 'my own fault for signing the contract'The Ombudsman? No I cannot find a ...
The link is to one of my earlier posts: The house is measured at 120 square meters but I kept pointing out that we only ever heat about half of tha...
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Fair enough. With R290 heat pumps, which seems to be...
By JamesPa , 2 hours ago
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RE: Heat pump installation and BUS Grant timings
EPC no longer necessary Here is the link to the part...
By JamesPa , 4 hours ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?
@benson Ours is ‘resting’ for the summer now (unless we...
By Toodles , 5 hours ago
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RE: Home energy storage & battery register
@jamespa To a certain extent, by exporting to the grid ...
By Toodles , 8 hours ago
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RE: Jokes and fun posts about heat pumps and renewables
@transparent ‘Protein’s extra Luv’.
By Toodles , 14 hours ago
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues
@editor Fairy Nuff Mars, I doubt that my ramblings woul...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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RE: Antifreeze top up for my heat pump - is this a rip off?
@johnmo You are correct, standard Ethylene glycol used ...
By Brendon Uys , 1 day ago
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RE: Confusion about heat pump sizing
We’ve published a deep dive into heat pump sizing, and ...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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We’ve published a deep dive into heat pump sizing, and ...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Kensa GSHP finally installed - now to start the optimisation process
Just had a quick scan of the manual and should be weath...
By Johnmo , 2 days ago
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RE: Potentially more choice including air to air heat pump grants
Hi all, I agree, the consultation documents are alway...
By madbilly , 2 days ago
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RE: Commencing on an ASHP Installation Process
I think those are pretty much the standard figures that...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Load Compensation and Weather Compensation
I think that maybe what the adia thermal system does, b...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Enabling WiFi: Samsung ASHP on Smart Things App
@old_scientist @profzarkov thanks to you both for the v...
By Grahamh-uk , 2 days ago
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RE: Nibe F2040 periodic warm water increase fails
@tribol here's an official reply from NIBE on your case...
By Mars , 3 days ago
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RE: Vaillant & OVO partner up to offer Heat Pump Plus
@ecodan-efficiency On the other hand, the fact that the...
By Richard24738 , 4 days ago
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RE: How accurate was your heat loss survey?
@scalextrix for our house 1950s detached the air leakag...
By Judith , 4 days ago
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RE: Air Changes per Hour - ACH and the MCS requirement
@matwin If you plan to commission one it might b...
By JamesPa , 4 days ago