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Rob of York
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RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?

This review of "Best air-to-air heat pumps UK 2026" may be of interest: Daikin seem to claim that the Ururu Sarara is the only split (rather than...

4 days ago
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RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?

Posted by: @susannasaunders That said, my understanding of Daikin is that while their systems work well, the IT side of it is pretty pants with poor...

4 days ago
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RE: Should Households Who Can Afford It Pay More for Energy to Help Those Who Can't?

Posted by: @jamespa My personal view is that we have too many taxes and too much complexity Completely agree with that! That said I have no...

5 days ago
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RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?

@susannasaunders The high end Daikin Ururu Sarara A2A units do heating, cooling, humidification, and de-humidification. The humidification is done ...

5 days ago
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RE: Should Households Who Can Afford It Pay More for Energy to Help Those Who Can't?

Here is a graph, from the Govt. 2026 budget, showing how households on lower income deciles pay proportionately more of their income for their energy ...

5 days ago
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations

Posted by: @toodles In my experience, energy used to supply DHW will be higher in the colder months - have you estimated and made any allowance for...

6 days ago
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RE: Should Households Who Can Afford It Pay More for Energy to Help Those Who Can't?

IMO general taxation of one form or another is the right way to raise money that is then used to help those that need it with their energy bills or an...

6 days ago
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations

Posted by: @susannasaunders I'm curious as to why you didn't just deduct the DHW energy directly from the daily gas kWh consumption and use this cor...

6 days ago
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RE: Air-to-Air Heat Pumps & Air Conditioning: UK Heating and Cooling Q&A

@jamespa I agree, the efficiency of Cosy Cooler ought to be better than a portable unit from the perspective of the basic physics. There are a few c...

7 days ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News

Perhaps it's not just self-funded installs. Could some ECO4 heat pump installs be in the HPD statistics, but not the BUS ones?

1 week ago
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RE: Air-to-Air Heat Pumps & Air Conditioning: UK Heating and Cooling Q&A

@kilgorexv If you are willing to be pragmatic, then A2A with two indoor units will likely do a good enough job of keeping your house cool in summer...

1 week ago
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RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?

@susannasaunders "So the question becomes, what *should* the energy market look like that would drive adoption of ASHP/Renewables in the energy sec...

1 week ago
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