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@pie_eater of the 4 quotes you've had, how many heat loss surveys have you paid for?? This is the part I always struggle with, how can you obtain comp...
@julianc when your heatpump is heating your water does the mixergy heat the tank using the same stratification method it does when being heated by ele...
@toodles thanks for the info! How did the quotes compare between them?
What monitoing system did you use to get this data? One thing I'm not actually that clear about is how a heat pump heats the DHW, is it only heated ...
This is something I need to remember, because we can actually drop the flow temp straight away because most of the rooms temps have been designed 3 de...
I haven't really, they just seem pretty expensive! Do you have one? What kind of setup do you have? Why do you think it might be worth me considering?...
@robl thanks for this insight. I agree, it would be good to see an independent comparison against a conventional DHW tank, and also ASHP system. The...
I had totally missed the fact that the changeable nature of solar generation is not compatible with running a heat pump! Didn't think it through fu...
@iancalderbank unfortunately not! I think they forgot to attach it. I'll be following that up with them. They did attach the heat pump brochure for ...
I asked some follow upi questions after your feedback and received this a promising response - so it's not an outright 'no' after all!! " If yo...
@allyfish thanks for the feedback, I definitely will be exploring what design temp might be possible with a few more rads! Doesn't look like Grant d...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@old_scientist Have you ran the numbers as to which ...
By Papahuhu , 51 minutes ago
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
D'oh - of course. I shouldn't post before my brain is f...
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RE: Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
@rob-of-york I would concur with the underfloor insulat...
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RE: New Vaillant Arotherm controls link to existing thermostats ; wired vs wireless
Nothing attached! I have rads but UFH makes the case ...
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RE: Cooling with air to water heat pumps
Passive cooling should always be the first call. Keep ...
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
@rob-of-york Thank you, I’m thinking along these same l...
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@Mars Good questions! The downstairs unit did the maj...
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
@dave, I think @jamespa has probably identified the mos...
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
My thought is simple. Bring it on and bring on plug in...
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RE: Heat Geek mini store vs pump size
Yes I agree, that’s why Heat Geek have most likely sele...
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
@majordennisbloodnok @tomtheheatingengineer For my ...
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RE: Is the "divide by 2900" rule still valid?
Really flow rate is a pipework limitation not a water p...
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