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I’m hoping that in practice the two heat pump rule will allow one air to water HP and one air to air. This will allow fitting a smaller air to water...
There’s no prizes for design on our thermal cover. It’s 70mm phenolic taped in place, covered by tarpaulin to keep rain off the insulation. The batter...
Walking away from free stuff doesn’t seem a good idea. But the extent of the modifications you list “holes in brickwork and damage inside the house” i...
A friend used solar together and then a different installer was used. The installation was done well enough but they installed 6kW of panels on an 4kW...
Frost pockets are never a good idea! What water flow temperature do you propose at what external air temperature? That us needed for the heat loss c...
Can you provide some photos of the proposed position and potential alternatives then someone (who is probably not me but better qualified) can comment...
Could the ashp be wall hung? Then it could be higher up clear if the wheelchair path if it is a gable end? Just a thought?
@homonid we went the simple route when refurbishing the house 15years ago in using mains LED lights (in down lighters) and compact fluorescents elsewh...
There is an elephant in the room with this topic. Governments have to be electable and any political party whose campaign slogan was “we’re going to m...
What a lovely project to have! You are right it will mean a heat exchanger since you can’t use the water directly it would be too risky on water acidi...
I’m not going to divert this post into the (not allowed) political area, but the Octopus guy is being frank. There is a conflict in any market-based s...
“A lot going on” but at no time did I claim it was constructive, enough for net-zero, or making real progress! But rather they are producing papers an...
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RE: Heat loss calculations and how they work in conjunction with heat pump sizing
I am just discussing some concepts, I am learn...
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RE: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
Oh come on, that's a ridiculous argument by an installe...
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
I've seen photos of other people placing the tank in a ...
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RE: PV Panels on roof in Conservation Area
@colinc Do your own due diligence re reviews etc but...
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RE: Heat Pump Installers: Competence, Illusion and the Hard Truth Homeowners Must Face
So true, possibly with the exception of people you woul...
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RE: Isolating the system for a planned power cut
I hadn't realised your reason for a 100mA trip was due ...
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
Some things worth mentioning: (1) the Headroom Heat P...
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RE: Heating Turned Off but Radiators Still Warm
@9jwr9 I didn't get an answer at the time and there has...
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RE: Battery storage to run Heat Pump.
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
You've completely missed the point. Old, unpatched so...
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RE: Ecodan Energy Monitoring Pack
@batpred that’s an idea yes. Will look into it
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RE: Havenwise App Help & Forum Support – Get the Most from Your Heat Pump
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PUHZ SW120Y & EHSC-VM2D - Buffer tank to Volumiser
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RE: Anyone still weathering it out with Agile?
We are still on agile and it works ok'ish to charge the...
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RE: New Fogstar 15.5kWh upright solution
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RE: What’s the modern take on advised types of insulation?
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