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Hi @knukes - By all means start a fresh topic to discuss wind-turbines and planning. This topic now exists here. It raises issues of planning ...
I agree so much with @derek-m I'm constantly coming up against the laws of physics as a constraint in designing energy solutions. Social media is cur...
Yes, I understand the temptation. However I was at Energy Show yesterday talking with an engineer who is committed to finding energy-efficient solut...
Yes, I get it 🙂 So if the ufh was taking water at a much lower temperature, then the solar-thermal would be better able to contribute to that. (I h...
Not necessarily. There's another very 'live' topic here called Anyone want to share costs on batteries? Don't worry too much about the original titl...
Thanks @heacol Your observations are well made. Fortuitously the annotations you've added are already implemented (with one variation). It was my d...
Hi @chrislay - you're very welcome here. First a question: When first investigating the installation of an ASHP, did you get an Energy Assessor to s...
The 20m limit for wood pellets being blown is due to an ENplus 1a guidance document. This indicates that pellets may become fragmented/damaged if blow...
Like this: The UFH manifolds were bought 18 years ago. Those actuators define the characteristics of water-flow in the ufh loops. Technology has...
Two points to mull over @chris 1: I could do with knowing whereabouts you are geographically. As GB tackles the growing energy crisis, we should be ...
It's an UFH system being operated from a thermal store. The water temperature leaving the store is 46degC. It then passed to the manifold for that lev...
Over here I've given some background information about HP cycling and the adverse effect it has on the mains grid. Since permission is required from...
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RE: Heat Pump Damage on install - useable or dealbreaker?
They have already been dishonest by not telling you abo...
By GrahamF , 1 hour ago
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Testing new controls/monitoring for Midea Clone ASHP
Hi all, I thought it might be of interest to others i...
By benson , 1 hour ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
@diverted-energy sounds like good tariff for you. Octop...
By JulianC , 3 hours ago
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RE: Who’s Caved and Switched the Heating On Already?
In the last week, the external temperature in south Man...
By GrahamF , 5 hours ago
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Ok. Two schools of thought. The first is to run the ...
By JamesPa , 5 hours ago
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@drei Willing as I am to help, I don't think I'm yet ...
By JamesPa , 6 hours ago
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RE: Is Your Broadband Router the Weak Link in Your High-Tech Home?
I hear you on the locality issue @transparent, and I ag...
By Scalextrix , 8 hours ago
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Selling 5 year old ASHP & Gas Combi Boiler - £590
Selling a 5-year-old Daikin Altherma Hybrid Air Source ...
By Paul G , 9 hours ago
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
@pash44pump Referring to the problem of rooms with diff...
By Tasos , 10 hours ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Er true, it should have read l/hr!
By JamesPa , 11 hours ago
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@damon thanks. I will do as you suggest. Hopefully I wi...
By bontwoody , 1 day ago
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RE: Is a Valliant Inline 6kW heater a BUS buster?
Much of that is true in principle, but its not likely t...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
@dgclimatecontrol I attach the responses from 2 potenti...
By pash44pump , 2 days ago
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RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
@dgclimatecontrol thanks, that's helpful.
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
I realise im overdue an update on my situation. first...
By Cleardene-ashp , 3 days ago
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RE: Replacing Worcester oil boiler with an ASHP
@toodles thanks. I was told by the engineer that this h...
By JulianC , 3 days ago
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
A week later, I'm finally picking up this comment... ...
By Transparent , 3 days ago
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RE: COP is not the only measure of efficiency
We keep all our TRVs fully open using the whole house a...
By Old_Scientist , 4 days ago