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@batalto, thanks again. Just out of interest I asked my DNO (Western Power), how they would treat this size installation. The website has some informa...
@timh Sorry, I didn’t mean to imply that the supply should be sized by the typical power requirements. I’m aware that there will be a large start up...
@batalto Thanks for the explanation. I’m also in the early stages of looking at ASHP sizing and expect a largish unit, similar to @timh. I am findin...
@timh How is the 75A requirement derived? I wouldn’t have expected this, more like say 25A under load for 6kW of electrical power, COP of 3. A quick...
Kev, I found these useful: I’ve located it near the recently approved Pyworthy solar farm, but you can move the location, zoom in, etc. Select sm...
@mattengineer Sorry, been away for a few days, thanks for the update. Not made any progress recently. We are trying to get an extension built on t...
@derek-m Indeed, Hydro refers to water, but according to this, hydroprocessing refers to a process using hydrogen in a two stage process: hydrotreat...
Hi @derek-m The Caldera one? Yes, I sort of tossed that one in, £12k is rather a lot. We are partially refurbishing our house, which is long and t...
Has anybody seriously considered installing a Sunamp heat battery? How about a Caldera system (though I don’t think these are available yet)?
@editor Thanks for this useful information, I wasn’t aware of this fuel. Regarding it’s green credentials, it appears to be derived from waste veget...
@editor I looked up some figures from our oil boiler spec. which might be useful for comparison. For the specified nozzle size, the oil usage rate i...
@derek-m Thats one of the things that I was thinking about, the amount of time the building is in use, presumably careful HP scheduling would help, ...
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