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Hi Ash, when was your soon to be new home built? Because it will only be as good as building regs were at the time. When you get into details lot...
Going back to the OP. Since you’ve come out as needing a 8kW Daikin, you won’t get the extra performance penalty associated with the 9-16kW model. ...
I realise now that I was replying to an earlier message! I was replying to your brain knot comment. Sorry! It's not surprising you didn’t understand ...
@lucia if your house needs 6kW then that is what you need. There’s nothing you can do with bigger radiators to make a 4kW heat pump give you enough he...
From your information you need 6kW. Bigger radiators DON’T give you the heat output you need, all you would have is lower temperature flow and a too c...
Our planning permission has come through and the MCS levels were applied. We have to install in line with the permission. Our nearest neighbour is in ...
This site is one of the most comprehensive for what size heat pump you might need, as you may have read too big a pump can’t be less efficient T...
This is a very interesting thread. Our ashp is being fitted soon, and we’re going onto OE cosy and using our battery to charge up to get over the peak...
@transparent I did comment but I would get an E at best since I didn’t answer all of the questions in sections 1& 3 and didn’t touch 2. My input...
@roel You also may already have a buffer which can also be called a low loss header. @johnmo put in some schematics above. You might be able to trace ...
Derek’s approach (as usual) is an excellent one. You do not need a buffer, just a volumiser. Once you understand how your system balances up then it’s...
I was thinking of your analysis but I couldn’t recall who pointed it out and hence sorry I couldn’t give you credit. Sorry! There have been other st...
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