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The mass and volumetric energy densities of a dry-core heat battery are pretty good, certainly way better than a water cylinder. Comparing a ZEB insta...
Internally a ZEB has some components in common with a combustion boiler. It has an air-water heat exchanger, and it has a fan (but in this case the fa...
It's currently a 5kW/15kWh Libbi, as we're homeworkers in a pure electric, tech-heavy household.
I've started a topic in the Heating Alternatives sub-forum.
The ZEB charges at ~9kW so generally takes ~4 hours to fully charge, and after that the ZEB consumes ~25W when delivering heat. It is targeted at home...
I think we're a fairly typical 2 car (1 big & 1 small) family, and both cars only need charging once per week each, which means we rarely have bot...
Hi @transparent. Yes, and no. The ZEB is not an electric flow boiler, that consumes electricity at the point in time when you need heat, nor is it a...
Hi. I'm Iain. Our 1980 chalet bungalow in Shropshire has a mix of UFH and radiators, and is heated with a tepeo ZEB, with hot water from a Sunamp Ther...
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