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That's a reason to replace the existing cylinder to a new one with a bigger coil, but you can buy both vented and unvented cylinders with bigger coils...
Good topic - why are virtually all installers converting the plumbing and fitting unvented cylinders, even when there's existing plumbing for a vented...
@batpred The benefit of the split refrigerant units is that the pipework sizes to the outdoor unit are a lot smaller than the primary pipe to a mon...
I agree, and that's why I think the Dutch and the Italians have got it correct with their support for hybrid heat pumps - the old boiler fails, the ex...
There's a threshold at 3.6kW / 16A, below this follows one process G98 which is typically connect and then notify with this being permitted, above thi...
Is there anyone here on the forums with an Air-2-water heat pump using it for cooling purposes during the upcoming heat-wave?
@batpred Look at what makes heat pump installations difficult - you need a new, typically quite large/larger cylinder, significant replumbing of th...
@batpred If it needs a battery to ensure a good outcome with a heat-pump, then the hurdle gets even higher as now the home-owner needs to find the ...
That looks like the direction the policy makers are heading, but I think in reality it won't happen, the extra cost of a heat-pump compared to a simpl...
Here's a few from me: 1. For homes with existing central heating, looking at heat pump solutions and wanting a solution which can provide both heati...
It's the only product I've seen that does this and I couldn't see anyone advertising it yet in the UK. It looks like you could achieve something sim...
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