Last seen: Dec 4, 2025
@aceshigh I’ve heard a ‘london loop’ can prevent thermosiphoning - it’s a 30cm or so pipe down then looping back up. The down segment prevents thermo...
As others have said, I can't see a long term future for significant hydrogen pumped to homes for heating. It's so inefficient and complex to make, tr...
I would try hard to put it inside the thermal envelope of the house. They're not normally noisy, but there's always lots of pipes, valves, an immersi...
@hughf I generally buy kindle books these days, my close up eyesight isn't as good as it used to be, so I find it easier to read. I also appreciat...
@webcmg Excess elec is a financial issue, rather than a green one; it will always find a good home, you just might not get paid for it! At the m...
@webcmg I expect the heatexchanger box will already be insulated inside. If it's easy to open, take a look and pics are always good! I'm suggesti...
@webcmg I think it is fine to insulate controls, just you can't get to them so easily. It's electrical stuff that shouldn't be, as it is a heat so...
@webcmg There is a lot of stuff there, it’s a neat job. Have I understood correctly: A is a heatexchanger box, likely glycol:water, probably has a ...
@webcmg Heatpumps will give a poor COP heating dhw - they have to run hot which they don't like, and there's often a lot of pipework that gets heat...
@transparent Yes, flash to V2H. The reason to add extra meters would be to evaluate the round trip inverter-car-inverter performance. There is ...
@jeff I'm pretty sure they are the same unit! We are still on the Ovo V2G trial, it finishes in a few weeks. The original installation involved a cu...
@alanb Hope you’re getting over the lurgie, there’s a lot of it about! I can understand you wanting to reduce your electricity use, it is high. Can ...
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