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Kev M
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Joined: Mar 5, 2021
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Topics: 10 / Replies: 1266
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RE: Antifreeze protection

@saf1973 the glycol you add to heating circuits isn't ethylene glycol for that reason; it's propylene glycol like this Ethylene glycol is for ...

4 years ago
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RE: Weather compensation and air source heat pumps

@derek-m Derek, yes, wrong choice of words. The reason I was asking is I now have this (£16.99 new off Ebay) which would allow me to use the wi...

4 years ago
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RE: 14Kw Mitsubishi Ecodan ASHP

@derek-m Freeze Stat is is set up to run in my system; it's the way it was left by the installer and I haven't bothered to change it. I also know I...

4 years ago
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RE: 14Kw Mitsubishi Ecodan ASHP

Hmmm. But nearly all of my Freeze Stat is through the night when the ASHP is off for 5 hours. It uses very little energy but does circulate the wate...

4 years ago
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RE: Weather compensation and air source heat pumps

I'd be very interested to hear how this goes. When you say 'Room Thermostat' do you have the Mitsubishi one (i.e so that Auto Adaptation is used) or ...

4 years ago
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RE: DHW contributing to space heating?

I've often wondered what the effect of lots of ASHPs would have on the grid. However, I'm not sure it's as bad as you say. Modern ASHPs are inverter h...

4 years ago
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RE: Wind turbines and chimney effect ventilation

My area is 40% coal and 609g CO2/kWh 😮.

4 years ago
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RE: DHW contributing to space heating?

That doesn't change the fact that it's wrong. In order to decarbonise, we need simple and persuasive messaging. Telling people not to bother with a ...

4 years ago
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RE: 16 KW Samsung EHS TDM

@andris my ASHP starts cycling on and off under these circumstances. This is what happens when the outside temp goes fro 6 to 8 degrees. The flow g...

4 years ago
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RE: DHW contributing to space heating?

@HydroS, I agree that improving the fabric is important and that energy storage in the home may work in some circumstances. However, only a small pr...

4 years ago
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RE: DHW contributing to space heating?

I noticed these statements in that article. "a heat-pump requires a house with an Energy Efficiency Rating of A or B" "If your house can’t achieve...

4 years ago
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RE: DHW contributing to space heating?

@greekgoddj, Mitsubishi have something called 'smart grid' in the FTC6 controller. This is supposed to use a buffer tank to store water heated at c...

4 years ago
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