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@clairelp Bit of a bummer that, 24/7 is best I think, so shame this keeps you awake. Does sound like a plumbing issue rather than an ASHP issue anyway...
@clairelp If you can hear a ‘pumping sound’ then if you are sure it is not a pump in the airing cupboard (is there one in there?) perhaps there is air...
@persephone I can’t speak for others Persephone, but they (the MCS) certainly did check with me; I had a long phone call from them checking that the w...
@jamespa And much though I would like to ‘quieten’ the emergency services sirens, the motorway, 3 x A roads, a 24/7 food storage facility, Southern Re...
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...
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RE: The Changing Jet Stream Could Challenge UK Air Source Heat Pumps
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RE: Electrical works for air to air heat pump
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RE: How will removing the standing charge on gas bills benefit heat pumps?
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@editor Ouch, sorry to re start the tick. I had assume...
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RE: How quickly would you want/expect heat recovery to take from setback?
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