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Sound level calculation for air source heat pump permitted development noise compliance using MCS 020 a) against the fixed 37 dB(A) limit. See this u...
Samgsung Quint is an A2W heat pump that also does A2A in a single outdoor unit. It can provide hot water heating, space heating via hot water to radia...
Posted by @justin However, there are a couple of other things that should be considered: The system must be for heating purposes only.PD excludes sy...
Posted by: @jamespa I suppose it could be a noise argument? That's right, you can have a wind turbine (subject to restrictions) as permitted deve...
Posted by: @temperature_gradient I'd argue the core problem is that currently the 'Boiler Upgrade Scheme' doesn't do what it says on the tin, it ca...
@ltron2 The EPC on our house is A-92, however that is because we have a 6.6kW of solar PV on a south-facing roof. Without the solar, it is C-77, so...
@ltron2 We currently have a gas boiler for hot water and central heating complemented by an Air-to-Air (A2A) system that provides very efficient he...
Posted by: @paul1098 I have just been thru' my heat loss calcs and realised that I hadn't revised it for the double glazing we added. I've also rev...
@paul1098 As you have no pipework or radiators present, and the house is not occupied that many weeks per year, it would be well worth looking into...
It's interesting that Norway with a much colder climate than the UK has the most heat pumps per 1000 households of any European country, at 632 in 202...
Posted by: @agentgeorge I have 2 Inverters in my system, one for PV, the other for the battery pack. Again it was advice from PV installer to not u...
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RE: New Build 3 Phase or 1Phase
Not so. 1: It's now the case that the Service Fuse wi...
By Transparent , 8 hours ago
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RE: How will removing the standing charge on gas bills benefit heat pumps?
I think it has an enormous impact on air/air users. The...
By EtchedPixels , 15 hours ago
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@editor Ouch, sorry to re start the tick. I had assume...
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
@e-a-west as the good Major said, welcome to the forums...
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RE: How much of your renewable and home setup would still work if the internet went down?
Yes I actually have a copy of a tool that whenever a ce...
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
@editor Hi, To resolve this, please tap on the A...
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RE: Double or Triple Glazed Windows?
Posted by: @singlespeed With 9 years repairing windo...
By Rob of York , 3 days ago
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@transparent we’re still running a secure version of PH...
By Mars , 3 days ago
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RE: How quickly would you want/expect heat recovery to take from setback?
Much longer than that here. The heating isn't even on. ...
By bobflux , 4 days ago
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RE: Passiv Smart Thermostat - Help & Forum Support
Obviously the weather is changeable but there's a defin...
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RE: The Changing Jet Stream Could Challenge UK Air Source Heat Pumps
@rob-of-york I must admit that when we had a Daikin hea...
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RE: Safety study for plug in batteries out to tender - looks like Q3 2027 at best before legal
@editor I pointed out to the one of the Fuse execs that...
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RE: 15kw pump for 225m2 1990's house - over kill?
@seaviews As well as loft insulation, there are othe...
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