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@guthrie my friend, I feel we need to conclude this conversation as I fear we are diverting from the original topic of this thread :-)I am happy to co...
@guthrie I have a balancing act with my system because it is a bivalent set up. Oil boilers like a duty cycle of 3 cycles per hour unlike gas wh...
@toodles Yes I have noticed a more even heat distribution since installing my heat pump (12Kw Samsung Gen6). I have a particular problematic room (als...
@derek-m I wish it was! 🤣 Sadly due to the HP and controller being located within the outside boiler room, running the data cable for the built in the...
@redzer_irl From my own research over the last few weeks I would be inclined to agree with Glyn Hudson. I think for me, I incorrectly interpreted th...
@cookie197 For your information you can get slimline versions of HP tanks. I am looking at one at present as it needs to fit in the space currently oc...
@cookie197 Welcome to the forum! Reading about your decision dilemma I have been through a similar experience over the last 12 months. To echo the p...
@derek-m yes I do have an immersion heater however it is positioned at the top of the tank and would not be heating the same volume of water sadly. In...
@abernyte I did think of the oil boiler efficiency however it is a well maintained 5 year old Grant Vortex Blue flame and very efficient, so ruled 35...
@kocta Being the curious engineer that I am, I decided to do a little experiment with my metered oil boiler and heat pump and got some further questio...
@transparent yes your assumption is correct it is an Octopus tariff and the PowerUp scheme which started 14th August is an Octopus scheme trial with t...
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Fair enough. With R290 heat pumps, which seems to be...
By JamesPa , 1 hour ago
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RE: Heat pump installation and BUS Grant timings
EPC no longer necessary Here is the link to the part...
By JamesPa , 4 hours ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?
@benson Ours is ‘resting’ for the summer now (unless we...
By Toodles , 5 hours ago
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RE: Home energy storage & battery register
@jamespa To a certain extent, by exporting to the grid ...
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RE: Jokes and fun posts about heat pumps and renewables
@transparent ‘Protein’s extra Luv’.
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues
@editor Fairy Nuff Mars, I doubt that my ramblings woul...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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RE: Antifreeze top up for my heat pump - is this a rip off?
@johnmo You are correct, standard Ethylene glycol used ...
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RE: Confusion about heat pump sizing
We’ve published a deep dive into heat pump sizing, and ...
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We’ve published a deep dive into heat pump sizing, and ...
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RE: Kensa GSHP finally installed - now to start the optimisation process
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RE: Potentially more choice including air to air heat pump grants
Hi all, I agree, the consultation documents are alway...
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RE: Commencing on an ASHP Installation Process
I think those are pretty much the standard figures that...
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RE: Load Compensation and Weather Compensation
I think that maybe what the adia thermal system does, b...
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RE: Enabling WiFi: Samsung ASHP on Smart Things App
@old_scientist @profzarkov thanks to you both for the v...
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RE: Nibe F2040 periodic warm water increase fails
@tribol here's an official reply from NIBE on your case...
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RE: Vaillant & OVO partner up to offer Heat Pump Plus
@ecodan-efficiency On the other hand, the fact that the...
By Richard24738 , 4 days ago
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RE: How accurate was your heat loss survey?
@scalextrix for our house 1950s detached the air leakag...
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RE: Air Changes per Hour - ACH and the MCS requirement
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