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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation

Now that's interesting. I thought NICEIC only covered electrical portions of heat-pump installations.Thus, if the installer was accredited by NICEIC...

10 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Battery storage solution with ASHP

I should've added a smiley after my comment. There are a number of dominant criteria which affect how these future tariffs are constructed. 1: Pol...

10 months ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation

The 'correct' glue to seal a split insulation like that is a contact adhesive like that from UHU. Once it's dried on each face of the split it can b...

10 months ago
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RE: Battery storage solution with ASHP

The problem here is that we're trying to assess future financial viability whilst doing the maths on ToU tariffs which have been introduced recently, ...

10 months ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Air source heat pumps and noise

Interesting photo of that bracket @judith 😀 That looks to be the version of the Vaillant bracket for walls with external insulation.It use...

10 months ago
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation

I also would NOT be temporarily re-sealing the pipe entry point after first inspecting what's been done. Instead, I'd screw a timber batten to the w...

10 months ago
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation

IANAL but I think you removing material to inspect the way pipes pass through the wall is going to 'affect your case' either way. The installer is l...

10 months ago
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RE: Battery storage solution with ASHP

@benson - I'd recommend that you check the functionality first, and the price afterwards. The GivEnergy product range is split into All-in-One ...

10 months ago
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation

Which way is up @burtis ? Is this a close up photo of the same two pipes we saw in your earlier photo? To pass pipes through a wall there must b...

10 months ago
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RE: Air source heat pumps and noise

If I was going to make my own galvanised steel clamps to hold the feet in place,then I'd start with some roofing straps. There are two gauges.The ...

10 months ago
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RE: Air source heat pumps and noise

Yes. If 400-450mm is adequate for the distance between the feet positions on your ASHP, then those are fine. Most people don't bolt them down..........

10 months ago
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RE: Air source heat pumps and noise

@newhouse87 - it would be difficult to use the mounting rails and shock-mounts which are already beneath your ASHP. The easier route is to buy anti-...

10 months ago
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