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Each installer/designer can have their own idiocies one wouldnt count our cavity wall insulation because we couldn’t prove it was still working aft...
@lucia another thought is flow temp. I played around with our house on heat punk to address this question. If I adjust our radiators to those needed f...
@lucia I’ve been having a think about your choice. Which magazine says the ovo tarrif is the best followed by octopus agile then octopus cosy. I th...
Here’s a good demonstration of the variation with buffer or 4 port that @heacol is referring to. Possibly better posted in the very long llh thread. ...
Our planning application is submitted and noise may not be addressed because we ended up within MCS on everything except it can be seen from the road....
@lucia @gunboat totally agree avoid the 9kW at all costs and in proportion the 4kW is the same. Bear in mind that the 4 doesn’t output 4 at -2C so if ...
We’ve have 2 detailed heat loss surveys now with me insisting that we’re not running at ‘high temperatures’ other than for the dhw legionnaires cycle ...
Just a couple of questions both Victron and Pylon need to be kept indoors and have you thought where? for your FIT system you need an AC inverter...
It’s more like it will be unkind to you! In a damp Welsh holiday cottage in December with -2C outside we put on electric heaters to warm and dry roo...
@ivanopinion (And @graeme) Michael has now updated his data and he illustrates nicely his cop over the full season, which generates his scop (3.5ish d...
@jamespa I’m sure that makes total sense with new builds under modern building regs. i am concerned about anyone in cold, drafty, poorly insulated r...
@transparent don’t take too long writing the piece about the gshp since that absolutely excellent opportunity implies district heating and no private ...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
Looks like not much change in electricity prices in the...
By ChandyKris , 1 hour ago
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RE: Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
@rob-of-york I would concur with the underfloor insulat...
By Toodles , 1 hour ago
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RE: New Vaillant Arotherm controls link to existing thermostats ; wired vs wireless
Nothing attached! I have rads but UFH makes the case ...
By JamesPa , 1 hour ago
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RE: Cooling with air to water heat pumps
Passive cooling should always be the first call. Keep ...
By JamesPa , 2 hours ago
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
I think this calculation goes the other way. 3.54kW ga...
By JamesPa , 3 hours ago
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
@rob-of-york Thank you, I’m thinking along these same l...
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@Mars Good questions! The downstairs unit did the maj...
By Rob of York , 19 hours ago
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
@dave, I think @jamespa has probably identified the mos...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
My thought is simple. Bring it on and bring on plug in...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Heat Geek mini store vs pump size
Yes I agree, that’s why Heat Geek have most likely sele...
By Tomtheheatingengineer , 3 days ago
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
@majordennisbloodnok @tomtheheatingengineer For my ...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: Is the "divide by 2900" rule still valid?
Really flow rate is a pipework limitation not a water p...
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