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@judith we probably could have got away with an 8kW ASHP. I have not formally checked. But given the modern variable scroll compressors, I’m not there...
On a connected by slightly different topic, I’ve switched from Octopus Go to Intelligent Octopus. This gives me 6hrs from 11:30pm to 5:30am at 7p/kWh ...
@judith very good. What are your property dimensions? How many total kWh?
Tried cleaning lichen off my right hand string of 8 panels today. First pic shows after. 2nd pick shows left hand string still with lichen. Also high...
Havenwise continues to provide improved COP for my Daikin ASHP. Impressive. Achieved a COP of 3.73 over past 26 days. Used 36.5kWh / day during this q...
Greetings RHH. Not posted for a while. Here are the scores from the Worcestershire ASHP. At the end of the 3rd full year we achieved a SCOP of 4 usi...
@newhouse87 as much as you can fit south facing. Then west. But your installer should recommend orientation to maximise output
@crasher Hmm that is expensive
@crasher that’s interesting. One of the reasons I chose Daikin was because of the 10 year fixed price service, warranty & parts. I’ve found the su...
@hcas hi hcas, I’m very pleased with my Altherma 3H HT. over the winter period (Oct 28th to March 25th) we used 3140kWh of electricity which produced ...
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@batpred They offered both, I went with Pro. As an amat...
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RE: To re-pipe or not to re-pipe? Moving from oil boiler to air source heat pump.
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RE: Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
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RE: New Vaillant Arotherm controls link to existing thermostats ; wired vs wireless
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RE: Cooling with air to water heat pumps
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
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