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RE: Heat Batteries

That's a crucial question which the SSES Consultations haven't properly addressed. The crux of their argument is that we need to reduce demand durin...

1 month ago
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Wood Burners, Biomass, Small Scale, Biofuels & Other Heating Alternatives
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RE: Heat Batteries

I'm minded to copy the above post from @jamespa directly to the manager of the SSES Programme. They are unaware of the science behind heat-pumps, a...

1 month ago
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Wood Burners, Biomass, Small Scale, Biofuels & Other Heating Alternatives
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RE: Heat Batteries

The SSES Team has not yet suggested any particular time-frame for which HPs would be switched off...and this would probably be a decision to be made b...

1 month ago
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Wood Burners, Biomass, Small Scale, Biofuels & Other Heating Alternatives
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RE: Repiping and Reconfiguring our Heat Pump System Including Removing the Buffer Tank - Heat Pump Retrofix

Well that's going to be a problem. Whilst I'd like the benefit of the doubt, I'm not an installer.   Can someone please post the link to th...

1 month ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Repiping and Reconfiguring our Heat Pump System Including Removing the Buffer Tank - Heat Pump Retrofix

That's a strategy which DESNZ hasn't considered. The advantage of a cardboard ASHP is that you can at least obtain heat by setting fire to it on the...

1 month ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Repiping and Reconfiguring our Heat Pump System Including Removing the Buffer Tank - Heat Pump Retrofix

We'd only need it for a few minutes at a time.   I already have sufficient (portable) battery capacity and a collection of off-grid invert...

1 month ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Repiping and Reconfiguring our Heat Pump System Including Removing the Buffer Tank - Heat Pump Retrofix

I have a certain amount of "exhibition equipment" but an exhibition stand doesn't come cheap! We'd really need a mock-up of a heat-pump installatio...

1 month ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News

Thanks Lucia. I'll set aside some time to go through this. For others to note, over-voltage is more common that one might suppose. Here's an area-...

1 month ago
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Well & Truly Off The Grid
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RE: Repiping and Reconfiguring our Heat Pump System Including Removing the Buffer Tank - Heat Pump Retrofix

We could ask MCS to pay for a RHH Forum Stand next to theirs. If the Moderator Team plus a few others could staff that stand for the duration of the...

1 month ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: How to Understand Wiring Up a Heat Pump

I've learned from experience rather than received any formal training. I had access to a rudimentary electronics workshop during my last couple of y...

1 month ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Why Air Release Valves and Deaerators are Non-Negotiable

I think that's a key point. An air-release valve should not only be at a high-point in the pipework, but also positioned clear from any flow.You wan...

1 month ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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