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Good news, @parmstar - during the night your ASHP has had a makeover: The outer case has been added, using a semi-opaque rendering. Outside of t...
Looking at the Transition Towns site, the following groups in your area may have relevant expertise and recommendations of installers: Congleton S...
Here's a 'modified' version of the front of house picture. I've turned the street lights on, filled the garden with mist and then installed the ASHP...
Sheesh @mjr that's more complicated to prove than you might at first imagine.I was rather hoping that common sense would be sufficient to allow my com...
That's a very kind offer... but it's not a just matter which comes under Planning Regulations (with one proviso, which I'll mention in a moment). Th...
1: Pipe going through a wall must be contained within an outer sleeve. There must be no possible contact between the material of the wall and the pipe...
I think this is an excellent result. It's better to have an installer who wants to put things right than one who will forever be despondent at the sit...
You can get Class-O UV-stable pipe insulation from this link to BES.co.uk. Never mind that they label it for 'solar' thermal pipes. For interior us...
Quite! And in your case they don't have to be a heating engineer constrained by MCS regulations. They simply need to be knowledgeable and proficient.H...
But it is still AI based (machine learning) @cathoderay . It's not merely using a feedback loop. I should also point out that the two illustrations ...
I disagree. A feedback system is, by definition, operating in the present time. The AI which would be most welcome for controlling HPs (and Storage ...
I think those two statements neatly encapsulate the strategy you're considering. The lowest cost per kWh can currently be achieved via a self-build ...
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