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I'm afraid I don't have the test equipment, nor the budget, to test the various Chinese MCBs, MCCBs, RCDs and surge-suppressors at full operating cond...
Zeeman is a Chinese manufacturer. Their website provides scant detail of their ANMH fuse range. It isn't even clear if the 'ANMH' name refers to the...
In which box? ... the Mason enclosure manufactured by Seplos? And do I assume we're discussing the 'size' in Amps, as opposed to millimeters? 🤔 I...
Is that question for me @jeff ? When researching the range of torques I was likely to require for installing LiFePO4 batteries it was clear that I n...
We need to think of this from the alternative viewpoint. If a short-circuit were to occur, a 16S (48v) LiFePO4 battery would supply about 20kA. It i...
I think we'd all be interested to hear how the build progresses @batalto. Please take photos as you go in case someone later asks a question which cou...
I think most people would identify with 'lack of capital' being a major hindrance. However, if your solar PV plans for the roof are implemented firs...
Those are lot more expensive than using 125A MCBs. An MCCB (Moulded Case Circuit Breaker) above 125A will cost you about £75 (incl VAT) from China an...
Even if you can't get the ASHP installed before winter @hughf why not take that house 'off-grid' too? You already have the experience to do so. If y...
I think most properties would struggle to maintain domestic heating in the absence of electricity from the grid ! 😲 I'm not sure that I've properl...
A high standing charge for gas has another consequence. A household which installs a Heat Pump will most likely also replace its gas cooker (or hob-ov...
I haven't yet looked at the efficiency of the Growatt SPF5000ES inverters @chickenbig David Poz has made some observations related to this subject i...
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RE: 300 Liter Tank - Do I have to heat it all?
I do not think that a 300l cylinder is too big for a tw...
By jamespetts , 10 minutes ago
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RE: Heat Pump SCOPs – The Truth Might Not Be What You Think
Is that heat loss, or maximum output of the ASHP? Unde...
By Scalextrix , 16 hours ago
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RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan 11kw Defrosting Issue.
@morgan Fully agree with you. It shouldn't be the homeo...
By HCas , 18 hours ago
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RE: Solar Thermal DHW and ASHP
@judith That makes sense to me! If I was in @alex_n '...
By HCas , 19 hours ago
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RE: Vaillant aroTherm Plus 10kW thoughts?
Good unit. And the 10 kW is the same as the 12 kW I ...
By HCas , 19 hours ago
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RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
@judith thanks for your suggestions. Starting from col...
By GrahamF , 22 hours ago
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RE: Inventor (Midea) Heat Pump short cycling advice
I switched to "fan coil mode" to be able to set water t...
By immunity , 24 hours ago
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RE: DESNZ doing a survey which asks the right questions!
Without a survey their only source of data is probably ...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Can you help with our research: solar panels, EV chargers, home batteries, heat pumps?
Just done your survey!
By Judith , 2 days ago
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
@cleardene-ashp just thinking about your issues here. Y...
By Judith , 2 days ago
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
@cathoderay OK let's wait and see, it sounds an interes...
By Tasos , 2 days ago
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RE: What is the Heat Geek Guarantee?
@judith, I’m with you on Heat Geek, but there really do...
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RE: Electricity price predictions
Community energy installations are a great idea, but th...
By Scalextrix , 3 days ago
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
Ooh, heat pumps in neon blue wrap 🤣 🤣 &...
By Old_Scientist , 3 days ago
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@profzarkov Good to know in case it ever happens to me...
By bontwoody , 4 days ago
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RE: Are Octopuses Slowing Consumer Adoption of Heat Pumps?
I mean, is this surprising? The local installers in my ...
By Alex , 4 days ago
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@old_scientist sorry, I should have made it clear that ...
By GrahamF , 4 days ago
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RE: Boiling Mad: Exposing Radiatorgate
Hi @Rob, I’d be more than happy to contribute. I have ...
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