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NeilSondhi
@neilsondhi
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RE: Insulation

@morgan true - that's a bummer, I heard they insulate externally having the top layer same design like brick cladding - its a thin layer of pre fabric...

4 years ago
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RE: Insulation

@morgan something like this:these days EU has changed the building code and they allow 8 to 10 cm of graphite composite EPS or mineral wool and not Po...

4 years ago
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RE: Insulation

I took a completely different approach - thinking about us humans, when its cold we put on a jacket - took the same principle. Our house is wrapped wi...

4 years ago
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RE: Comparing COP (coefficient of performance)

@derek-m That is an impressive example - Thanks for sharing, glad to see another example proving it's no brainer and encouragements to replicate your ...

4 years ago
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RE: Comparing COP (coefficient of performance)

@derek-m There are no government grants in Hungary, there may be but myself not being Hungarian - perhaps got me discouraged digging deeper into tryin...

4 years ago
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RE: Comparing COP (coefficient of performance)

@kev-m I will try to put some brief points here and you tell me which area you want me to go deeper. We live in a ~400 sqm twin/semi detached house, 4...

4 years ago
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RE: Comparing COP (coefficient of performance)

@derek-m Thanks for the compliment. I am living in Hungary (Expat) and luckily we still have "net zero" energy calculation here, which means we pay el...

4 years ago
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RE: Comparing COP (coefficient of performance)

@derek-m Your thoughts remind me of myself being back in 2010. I changed my mind in 2016 and have been kicking myself for having 6 expensive years and...

4 years ago
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RE: Comparing COP (coefficient of performance)

@duncan-mac HAHA !! you got me on that. I have learnt not to get carried away by those advertisements and fancy numbers. Those numbers are based on la...

4 years ago
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RE: Comparing COP (coefficient of performance)

@kev-m That is what I mean - measuring the kWh and not the cost. Since electricity cost is variable per kWh, gas kWh is measured in joule BTU in ideal...

4 years ago
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