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Is the noise emanating from the ASHP itself - or is it transmitted vibration into the wall from the rising pipes? There doesn’t appear to be a window ...
@persephone I suspect that the figures are arrived at by measurement ‘at source’ and at one or more points on the property at which the machinery is i...
@editor Consumers are failing to keep up payments for their energy bills; OK, to make up for this, we’ll impose a further burden by increasing their b...
@persephone Sound pressure at source (I think) is the same thing as measuring the SPL (Sound Pressure Level). At source will mean measuring the level...
More proof (if proof were needed!) that EPC’s aren’t necessarily equal or valid. The referenced presentation is about some Passive Houses that only ra...
@tim441 Shhsss, don’t speak too loudly… 😉 Regards, Toodles.
@allyfish That is what I feared might be the case beyond my own limited experience; my Solar PV Surveyor was very good except she neglected to look cl...
@allyfish Hello Allyfish, this may be good news for you as I had Outgoing @ 15 pence per kW/h on Cosy and before when I was on Agile; I have now retur...
@marzipan71 Hello Marzipan, I did experiment with setback but it didn’t appear to reduce consumption according to the readings. I suppose any resting ...
@editor One of the considerations will be, have you a space for a DHW tank? We weren’t using a combi boiler but only had a small DHW tank so had to co...
@tim441 Having moved over from Agile to Cosy some months back, I have just moved back to Agile. I could see the simplicity of setting 2 x 3 hour fixed...
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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 , 49 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...
By Toodles , 4 hours ago
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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 ...
By JamesPa , 5 hours ago
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RE: Cooling with air to water heat pumps
Passive cooling should always be the first call. Keep ...
By JamesPa , 6 hours ago
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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...
By Toodles , 22 hours ago
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@Mars Good questions! The downstairs unit did the maj...
By Rob of York , 22 hours ago
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
@dave, I think @jamespa has probably identified the mos...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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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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