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Building Regs Part-L 4.24 covers pipework insulation for both DHW and space heating. There are some comprehensive online guides to insulation which ...
I wouldn't be happy with the level of insulation or the fitting on the photos from @toodles The brass isolation valves behind the ASHP remain enti...
It definitely won't @drew-pa The standing charge is based on seven different parameters, but is substantially set by what Ofgem allows for the regio...
Hi @jamespa you are very welcome to lever whatever knowledge you wish from this Forum. Roughly whereabouts are you in the UK?Have you got any commun...
The specification for the UK mains distribution grid is 230v, minus 6% to plus 10%which equates to 216 - 253v Equipment certified to G98 for grid-co...
You shouldn't be left to ponder this.Before a heat pump gets installed there should be an energy survey conducted (often by the installer).That's how ...
I would go a step beyond that recommendation. The pioneering development of on-chip wear-levelling algorithms was undertaken by the Israeli firm, M-...
I re-read it, and I think you're right @robl UKPN are actually allowing you a 34A maximum export to the grid. That has the potential to cause some s...
Thanks @rob1 - Sunsynk is the manufacturer which I expected someone to mention first. Here's one of their generic connection diagrams There's a ...
For someone to have succeeded in obtaining a G98 approval, then the battery will be DC-connected to the inverter the inverter will use some form ...
Here's my own graphical interpretation of the conditions under which the G99 Fast-track process can be used: The Electrical Networks Associati...
Not quite. If the inverter is an off-grid type then it only requires CE safety-level certification.G98 is only for devices that can export. These ...
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