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RE: The EPC Dilemma: How Current Ratings Fail Heat Pumps

@heat-pump-newbie I've only just spotted your post. There seems to be a lot of inconsistency in the EPC ratings. My main heating is an ASHP with under...

1 year ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Planning & Organisations
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RE: Gravel trays and flexible pipes

@toodles Happy ending for me. Grant supplied me (gratis - thank you Grant) with a connector for the condensate drain hole. I connected a short se...

1 year ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Gravel trays and flexible pipes

@toodles I've not paid much attention to the condensate outlet on my Grant heat pump until recently. It just drips onto the concrete base laid for t...

1 year ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Questions about yearly heat pump maintenance

I have just cleaned the fins on my ASHP with this (other brands are available): There are no local retailers so this was from Ebay - £30 for 1 litre...

1 year ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Single vs. three phase for heat pump, EV and appliances

@derek-m That''s the irony of electric vehicles isn't it? Being heavier than ICE ones they need more energy to move around. The extra energy needs to ...

1 year ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Single vs. three phase for heat pump, EV and appliances

I have single phase with a 100A fuse (we are a 100% electric house). The wiring is only 7 years old and we have a smart meter. The DNO is SSEN in this...

1 year ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Why are heat pumps so hated?

@majordennisbloodnok I chose my words carefully! Mike

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Why are heat pumps so hated?

@jamespa Equally, to continue the car analogy, it is valid to ask, would you buy a car that doesn't give you a continuous MPG (L/100km if you are met...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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Misleading government advertising
2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Why EPC assessments & heat pumps are BS! Must-watch video

Matches my experience. EPC rates my ASHP as Poor. Although I must be fortunate in that my double glazing was rated Good. Overall I only achieved a D...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Electricity use for heat pumps - comparing homes and consumption

Many of the above , in my dreams. 2023, June 479, Nov 1,120, Dec 1,359, Jan 2024 1,491 These are total kWh per month from which you can subtract ...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Grant 13kW Aerona3 - issues getting zones to temp

@crimson My experience too. I never considered going online to discuss the performance of my gas central heating. It generally just worked - like my c...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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