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Scalextrix

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Joined: Sep 26, 2024
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RE: BUS Grant, removal of all other heat sources

Bearing in mind I have no expertise or prior knowledge, a cold reading of the following OFGEM installer guide: Section 3.20. talks about ...

6 months ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Compressor attempts start but fails - Nibe Fighter 2005 8kW

"To tell you the truth, I don't know if HAL is homicidal, suicidal, neurotic, psychotic, or just plain broken." I think we know which category yours...

6 months ago

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RE: Heat pump solutions and/or installer recommendations for France

No idea, but Google-Fu leads me to Bon chance!

6 months ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: When will heat pumps and install prices come down?

A party that wants to turn the clock back to the 1970's? Whatever could you mean 🤣 But in seriousness yeah, that's a bit of a concern, we j...

7 months ago

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RE: When will heat pumps and install prices come down?

@jamespa my heating and hot water system works fine with no adjustments on 55C flow, so you are spot on. If we make electric cheaper (I say just do ...

7 months ago

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RE: When will heat pumps and install prices come down?

I can't say for certain, but on my analysis it's not the heat pump itself, but the changes to the heating system that are the cause of the high upfron...

7 months ago

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RE: Battery storage to run Heat Pump.

@jamespa jumping on this thread late, and I'm of a similar opinion to you, I've been getting quotes every few years for a battery. The payback has g...

7 months ago

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Energy Storage

RE: Vaillant AroTherm Plus 7kW

@judith we had a thermostat fitted for the kitchen as there is a lot of solar gain, and it seems to have stopped that function. I'm not really b...

7 months ago

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RE: "Condensing" heat pumps?

There are heat recovery heat pumps that are designed to work on exhaust gasses from other processes, in an industrial setting for example. They could...

7 months ago

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RE: Vaillant AroTherm Plus 7kW

@jamespa I have a hydronic baseboard heater in the kitchen but I don't think it will work as it only activates the fan above 35C water temp. Not wor...

7 months ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Vaillant AroTherm Plus 7kW

What do you connect that to internally, I'm assuming standard radiators don't work?

7 months ago

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RE: Vaillant AroTherm Plus 7kW

Thanks both, I found the 3kW on a UK document somewhere though I don't have it to add here right now. We are at that point where the 5kW unit is...

7 months ago

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