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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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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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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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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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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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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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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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Energy Storage
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RE: Seplos Mason DIY Kit - Ancillaries - Advice

We just got a seplos mason 280L kit - I think the BMS has 10E written on it. I can confirm that natively it does talk to the sunsynk.

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

Just trying to estimate how quickly short circuit currents are likely to rise, not a comment on the fuse itself.

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

We can calculate the rate of rise of current, if we make an assumption of the inductance which inhibits the current change. 1uH roughly represents th...

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

@chickenbig Re- 280L Seplos vertical kit - I sent photos and a description to Fogstar, about the lack of compression and non-flat base as the kit p...

2 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: A beginner's journey into DIY home energy storage - no solar!

In the end it took 5 days to charge at 2A, so about 250Ah went into each cell. When the cells are charged, any variation appears, and it took another...

2 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Solar Diverter and faulty immersion thermostat = Accidental Sauna ***SERIOUS PROBLEM****

@misterb Until last years November freeze, we had solar thermal connected to one of our DHW tank inputs. Sadly an ST panel bust, and I decided to ...

2 years ago
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Solar Thermal & Power Diverters
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RE: Seplos Mason DIY Kit - Ancillaries - Advice

A bit of bodgineering below - the 3.6kW sunsynk hasn't got an external fan, so tends to get pretty hot when working hard. Its big brother that I'd or...

2 years ago
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Energy Storage
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