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RE: Jokes and fun posts about heat pumps and renewables

Apocalypse Then So, yesterday evening I was watching BBC1 "Walking with Dinosaurs".The 'experts' reckon their senses of smell and sight were well ad...

7 months ago
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Well & Truly Off The Grid
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?

I have years of experience in pulling wires through conduits, gaps below floorboards and timber-framed walls 😊 It's usually sufficient to b...

7 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?

That's awful! ... and should've been flagged as an Alert by the software when the cylinder-temp readings no longer passed a sanity-check. It's lik...

7 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

I think my trouble is that I could easily write a whole manual on the efficiency of home appliances. Yes, I do take great care in selecting which ap...

7 months ago
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Introductions, Forum Rules & Updates
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

Sure @matwin - Mars and I can probably fit in writing a manual on domestic power consumption in our copious amount of spare time. 🤔 Fortun...

7 months ago
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RE: All your heat pump problems solved by -- a plate heat exchanger in a plinth!

I agree with you,and thank you for posting that quotation from the Housing Association magazine. Not only are HA occupants the most vulnerable to fu...

7 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

I concur. Of the household appliances you've listed, the tumble drier is the one most likely to be eating electricity. Cooking by electricity is p...

7 months ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

I agree with @bontwoody - your EPC-band isn't necessarily a fair indicator of how appropriate it is to install a heat-pump. After all, you can incre...

7 months ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

OK. Next question: Given your mention of mobility issues, would you need to be hiring in all labour required to undertake building works, insulation...

7 months ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

Hi @rocky-a and thank you for joining us here. There are a great many options for you, and I hope we don't needlessly restrict these at this early ...

7 months ago
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RE: 5 Star Service from Havenwise

To some extent...... but the energy required by a heat pump is steady and predictable. Your longer-term solution of adding more battery capacity...

7 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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