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Can heat pumps provide domestic hot water?

Posted by John Barker-Brown on 16th May 2011 at 9:20 am

Can heat pumps provide domestic hot water?

Can ground source heat pumps provide domestic hot water (DHW)? This is a question which is asked again and again. The answer? Yes, but there are some considerations you need to be aware of: 1. Efficiency. Due to the higher temperature required to generate hot water, the output temperature has to …

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Using solar PV to heat your domestic hot water

Posted by Paul Hutchens on 26th May 2011 at 10:25 am

Using solar PV to heat your domestic hot water

Q: Having recently installed Solar PV, I will soon be replacing our old boiler and hot water cylinder. The heating and water run on gas. Does it now make sense to use electricity to heat the hot water for the house? A: This is a really interesting conundrum - well I think it is - but maybe I am a…

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