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RE: Heresy? or pragmatic engineering? - a suggestion for the a segment of the 'failed boiler/distress purchase' market'

Thanks. As it happens my local plumber is fantastic. We were talking about heat pumps when he last serviced my boiler. He was quite clued up but I s...

4 months ago
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RE: Heresy? or pragmatic engineering? - a suggestion for the a segment of the 'failed boiler/distress purchase' market'

Great topic. I've just been through the whole thing (skimming some bits). As a punter who got a replacement combi boiler as a distress purchase here's...

4 months ago
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RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?

@jamespa That's interesting and would bring cost down a lot. I realise what's holding me back is that without experience I have no feel for how warm...

4 months ago
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RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?

@etchedpixels Thanks for your comments I found them interesting and helpful. Up to a point anyway. Good point about hot water. I have an EV charger ...

4 months ago
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RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?

Hi @ashp-bobba when you said, "Only Multi units do not modulate down as low as A2W, I think at the time our example was a multi system covering multip...

4 months ago
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RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?

Thanks for a great podcast that answered pretty much all my A2A questions. Here's some of my reflections on all the new information. I was a little...

4 months ago
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RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?

And another question. How do defrost cycles work on air to air heat pumps? As I understand it an air to water system defrosts the outdoor heat exch...

4 months ago
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RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?

Good questions @temperature_gradient. My understanding is... 1 Yes air to air can be used for whole home. 2 For small rooms it's common to use dir...

5 months ago
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RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?

One more quick one. A local installer I contacted has just told me it could be 6 months before the BUS grant is available for air to air. Any idea wha...

5 months ago
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RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?

I have a few questions for your expert. I'm looking to replace my gas combi boiler with an air to air system, though I'll wait until the BUS grant bec...

5 months ago
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RE: Air to Air Heat Pumps

@bontwoody Thanks for the info. Quite a spread of values. I was also wondering if anyone had actually measured the performance of their system. @dgc...

12 months ago
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RE: Air to Air Heat Pumps

I'm seriously considering an air to air A2A multi-split system in my well insulated 2 bed terrace as a way to get disconnected from the gas mains. I'm...

12 months ago
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