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RE: Planning to add battery storage to existing solar in outbuilding

East/West split is actually quite favourable these days, as PV payback is all about replacing self use now, rather than the FIT (which doesn't exist a...

2 years ago
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RE: Battery system for cheaper heat pump running

@geo3geo That graph I did is in excel (I think version 2006), using the best fit line it has built in. You can select linear / polynomial / lots o...

2 years ago
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RE: Battery system for cheaper heat pump running

Attached below is a link to more detail on our gshp system. It's over at buildhub - the first post there has a 3MB pdf where I left the details of wh...

2 years ago
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RE: Battery system for cheaper heat pump running

I'm glad you asked! It is very low, but it does work for us. The heatpump is diy - I guess I started building it with cheap parts for interest, thin...

2 years ago
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RE: Battery system for cheaper heat pump running

It's worth having a go at calculating your expected daily electricity use. Everybody is different, but I hazard a guess that the national average is a...

2 years ago
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RE: Navigating the World of Refrigerants In Heat Pumps: A Guide for Homeowners

My understanding is that manufacturers overstate their refrigerant benefits, generally suggesting they have the higher efficiency. There are so many ...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Do ASHPs work with poor insulation?

My EPC experience was pretty poor. Over the years I’ve made loads of home insulation improvements - and I pointed them out to sap guy, who was to be ...

2 years ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

While you could defrost without using energy, it’s difficult. You could vibrate the coils, and get ice to fall off intact. I’ve seen an ashp designe...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: My horrific Samsung heat pump installation and experience

@iancalderbank I soldered on small diameter copper pipes onto the pipes feeding into and out of the heatpump, both house side, so they both just ha...

2 years ago
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RE: Noise/ Planning Expert

I know of several people who have had A2A installed by a contractor - there was no planning or MCS involved, the contractor is f-gas qualified, and ju...

2 years ago
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RE: Noise/ Planning Expert

I installed a gshp myself, partly because it completely avoided all this noise stuff as it's effectively silent - it's basically a regular fridge comp...

2 years ago
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RE: Seplos Mason DIY Kit - Ancillaries - Advice

I did consider an off grid type system - it's simpler in a way, no need to ask permission if all you do is take power from the grid. And it does have...

2 years ago
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