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RE: Heat Pump starting current

We need to be on the lookout for a person with a name that sounds vaguely Eastern European or Scandinavian. @editor might know someone.

8 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: ASHP for small garage and workshop

OK... pulling this back on topic: @bobtskutter - have you come across the Mitsubishi MSZ-AP20VGD ASHP? It's mainly sold in Australia & NZ wh...

8 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Heat Pump starting current

🤣 No. I'm raising the issue due to the problems it creates for the grid...or for ensuring that an inverter can deliver a sufficiently high...

8 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Adding data centre electricity costs to domestic energy bills?

I don't see how the total costs which will be applied to bills can be calculated without us knowing how the National Grid Group intend to recoup the £...

8 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: ASHP for small garage and workshop

That sounds a sensible response from Tesla @johnr Do you or @toodles happen to know if a Powerwall suddenly starts recharging from the grid, giving ...

8 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Solar thermal with combi boiler

Running a ULV immersion heater avoids the losses incurred by the inverter. Whether those losses are significant will depend on whether the inverter ...

8 months ago
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Solar Thermal & Power Diverters
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RE: ASHP for small garage and workshop

It's not just current spikes which are the issue @johnr ... nor the switch on surge of the motor(s) as the coils are energised, ... but the co...

8 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Smart meter not so smart

The first bit of good news is that you're not near Fylingdales.The usual Arqiva frequency (412 - 424MHz) can't be used there because it would disrupt ...

8 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Solar thermal with combi boiler

There's a lot here for us to chew over @anr and I'm going to ask @editor if he knows of a boiler specialist who can also provide an opinion. I...

8 months ago
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Solar Thermal & Power Diverters
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RE: Ripped Off: How UK Homeowners Are Paying Gas Prices for Wind Energy

May I just clarify one point made by @editor... Not quite. Electricity Suppliers will first draw on electricity from generators with whom they ...

8 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Ripped Off: How UK Homeowners Are Paying Gas Prices for Wind Energy

It's commonly the case that we expect to 'win an argument' by force of numbers. But in this case, I don't think that's the crucial factor. Governm...

8 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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