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RE: Will heat pump heat hot water without increasing the temp in my home?

Yes, @judith is correct. You must be given site-specific information about your installation, not just generic documents from manufacturers of applian...

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

Very true. The best way to train engineers is to breed them. But even that's thwarted by regulations.I can get safety-glasses and hard hats for a ...

11 months ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

With a technical CV like that @jancold you'll soon find yourself answering questions from others here! True. I started with an off-grid arrangeme...

11 months ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

I don't think there's a clear answer to that.It depends... And that's one of the problems with the PAS63100.It's trying to stipulate how an installa...

11 months ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

Yes. Not only is PAS63100 not mandatory at this stage, but existing installations are exempt. Even so, the Standard has been a year in development b...

11 months ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

Will the installer be laughing when you tell him that the new PAS63100 Standard states that domestic storage batteries shouldn't be within the habitab...

11 months ago
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RE: Broken evacuated tubes

I would be surprised if there's much tail-off in efficiency from a solar-thermal vacuum tube.Being 25 years old isn't a reason to replace the radiatio...

11 months ago
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Solar Thermal & Power Diverters
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

Nah.... we're pretty laid back.There's very little that makes us cross 😉 Please post where you'd like to join in.For others to find what yo...

11 months ago
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues

Something else has changed on the Forum in the last few days. I usually keep open the Tabs for topics where I'm currently contributing or researchin...

11 months ago
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RE: Single vs. three phase for heat pump, EV and appliances

Those look like solar thermal tubes. It'll be tricky to use them on 3-phase, but you're welcome to try ! 😉️

11 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues

Will I be able to use a password in the Cyrillic alphabet? Or does that automatically get flagged as 'weak'? 😉

11 months ago
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RE: Will heat pump heat hot water without increasing the temp in my home?

My apologies @ellyse - I was clearly gong too deep there! The only aspect you will need to bear in mind is that there can be significant costs in ru...

11 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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