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RE: Heat loss calculators and spread sheets

Well I'm a self-builder and understand plans, so let's give this a go! The big clue is the date of the Drawing at bottom right.It's Nov 2005. So t...

8 months ago

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Safety, Regulations, Tools, Plumbing & DIY Installations

RE: Hot water tank losing temperature quickly: Daikin Altherma 4kW

Great! Keep checking the pressure. If it increases when the system is warm, and reduces when colder, then you have air in the system. If it slowly...

8 months ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Hot water tank losing temperature quickly: Daikin Altherma 4kW

Ah... I didn't get the sense of proportion from the photo! Rough rule of thumb for mass of tank is 1Kg per litre of water...... but that stated capa...

8 months ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: GivEnergy 2025 forthcoming batteries and inverters

Highlights which might be significant here are: There is to be a new All-in-One inverter/battery combo, which is yet un-named.The battery capacity i...

8 months ago

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Energy Storage

RE: Hot water tank losing temperature quickly: Daikin Altherma 4kW

This is what I can see in the attic: All of these brass fittings need insulation. Even for a tank within the thermal envelope of the house, you ...

8 months ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Placing objects next to an outdoor air source heat pump unit – what are the rules?

There are no 'regulations' as such @sandy ... expect the rules of physics, which basically come down to common sense. Personally I wouldn't be happ...

8 months ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Legionnaires' Disease & Home Hot Water: Understanding Risks and Prevention

Sadly @johnr the chlorination of our water supplies isn't adequate to eradicate legionella. Read also what I wrote in another topic about the Crypto...

8 months ago

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Domestic Hot Water & Cylinders

RE: Extending Puredrive Modular Batteries

Between us here on the Forum, I suspect we have enough knowledge to help anyone who finds themselves with Puredrive batteries which are no longer manu...

8 months ago

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Energy Storage

RE: Samsung E911 intermittent issue

Sheesh! Ash him/her how many sites they have to visit to implement the firmware change.... and why they couldn't devise a system to do this remotely. ...

8 months ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Samsung E911 intermittent issue

Is that upgrade applied automatically over-the-air to all Samsung units? Or does it require the householder or installer to do something?

8 months ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: How to balance a post buffer tank circulation pump?

@potatoman - follow what @ashp-bobba is describing to @netdonkey over on this other topic. He's addressing a very similar issue!

8 months ago

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