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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...
@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...
@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...
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...
@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...
What do you connect that to internally, I'm assuming standard radiators don't work?
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...
Thanks for the comprehensive write-up, I am considering the same unit. Do you know what the turn-down or minimum modulation is on the unit and roug...
As far as I can tell my vented system would have a peak pressure of about 0.5 Bar, which technically does meet the absolute minimum pressure of the AS...
Thanks, this is what I was thinking about, so as long as heat energy can transfer back through the PHE into the primary circuit during defrost, then t...
@jamespa I don't understand any point in an air test, if that fails, then the pipes are then broken, and the system cannot be refilled without digging...
@jamespa I hope I'm wrong but I suspect you will get an error code if it gets too low. Vented systems are so much simpler, it would be nice if heat ...
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RE: Heat pump branding. Clever, contemporary… or a bit too much?
I am not here to defend Heat geek or anyone else, but I...
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
Your house sounds a lot like mine. 2 surveyors each sp...
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RE: Heat Geek Zero Disrupt: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
Thats true only if you do the wrong experiment. Done c...
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
@temperature_gradient Isn't that just describing a regu...
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@etchedpixels I thought about that too, and between ...
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RE: battery storage without solar
As of October 1st they need specific qualifications to ...
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
With regards to the BUS grant raid, I gave it more thou...
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
The whole system seems to work on the basis of...
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
Good plan. If you can get half hourly meter readings a...
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RE: Heat Pumps Without Grants: Would You Have Installed One & Will You Now?
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
Yep I caught our slow leak from a £100 bill rise 8)
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RE: Do You Need a Buffer Tank or Low Loss Header for Underfloor Heating in a Large Property?
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