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@adam-c Bobby was a charming chap. Nice chat and even laughed at a few of my jokes. I think I’m creating a proxy SCOP. Here’s how. I have an electric ...
£159 bill for March. 480kWh. New Octopus prices impacted the bill. ASHP has used 4211kWh to date (1 week off a year). 14050kWh of heat gives SCOP 3.34...
@bridgetjohn that is the solution I have - see Worcestershire ASHP. The purests would say this adds complexity and reduces efficiency. Which is pro...
@cycleneil when my Ecobubl MCS assessment undertaken, I think 3 radiators undersized. We (my wife) decided she didn’t want mess and upheaval. So we di...
@cycleneil hi Neil welcome to the site. Your home is same age as my Worcestershire bungalow. See Worcestershire ASHP in the ASHP folder. And the edito...
£112 electric spend for February. This is my full electric usage including ASHP, cooking, home and two EVs. Based on the Daikin data, I have a SCOP of...
@alastair welcome to the site. Great description. Check out my Worcestershire ASHP folder here as I used Ecobubl to install a Daikin Altherma 3H HT &a...
The ASHP can heat water in two ways: via the compressor/inverter process like a reverse fridge (when you get high SCOP) and efficient. Or using a back...
If you are happy, that’s the important thing. Try turning flow temp down a degree and running for longer. And see if temp ok. Keep doing this weekly ...
So radiator water temp out is set at 54C. We heat home to 18.5C in the mornings rising to 20C at 5pm and 20.5C at 7:30pm. Set back to 10C at either 10...
We’ve used 550kWh in February or 19.6kWh/ day compared to a predicted 45.1kWh/day.
Good opportunity to replace oil boiler with ASHP (part funded by RHI). we have been on a carbon footprint reducing journey since 2012 when we had sola...
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