Last seen: Jan 8, 2025
Hello @lenny and welcome. It's hard to tell when it's late May but how is it so far? Were you given a walk through, manuals, instructions and so on?
I agree with you that normal cycling in itself isn't a big problem. IMO the bigger problem with an oversized ASHP (apart from them costing more) is t...
A typical oversized gas boiler with scalding hot radiators allows the temperature of the house (or parts of it) to be set back so that it is colder fo...
It was storage heaters and I did have annual consumption. But it was hard to compare the energy used with a modern, controllable system. The heat ra...
It was storage heaters and I did have annual consumption. But it was hard to compare the energy used with a modern, controllable system. The heat ra...
Don't forget to add a bit - at least 15% - for defrosts. And hot water. And make sure the manufacturer's 'size' is deliverable when it's actually col...
I agree. IMO the issue with older housing isn't the wall insulation; loft lagging, windows and doors should fix most and terraced houses are very wel...
@sunandair, @elab hasn't been seen on the forum since 1st May so I don't think s/he is worthy of any more attention!
Don't forget that an ASHP will spend 15-20% of its time defrosting when it's cold outside. And you'll still want hot water. 11kW sounds about right....
At least ASHPs keep running as long as you want them to. Imagine having an ASHP that stopped after using 30kWh and required you to faff around with va...
An adjustment in the relative prices of electricity and gas would be the most effective way to encourage heat pumps. 2.5 times would help but if elec...
Because it's being funded by taxpayers. If I'm going to contribute, through my taxes, to delivering a low(er) carbon economy, I want the best bang fo...
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RE: Commencing on an ASHP Installation Process
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@jamespa you are so much faster than me, happy to see g...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 1 hour ago
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@jamespa Thanks for the advice - very helpful. I had al...
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
Yes please do Suggesting a loss in the region...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Surface mount or bury primaries for heat pump installation?
Can we have some links to those you're considering plea...
By Transparent , 1 day ago
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As I have reported elsewhere we turned on the cooling o...
By downfield , 2 days ago
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@hughf, I think we’ll organise an RHH session at Instal...
By Mars , 3 days ago
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@el3b Hi, sorry to hear that, it is advisable to instal...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 3 days ago
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RE: Difficult positioning of air source heat pump
@rikiarn Out of intrigue, the thread reads as though Ai...
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@m1kegibson If you are able to access the service me...
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RE: When will heat pumps and install prices come down?
... which of course is impossible because the world mov...
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