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Common problems with Ground Source Heat Pumps
Posted by on 14th October 2010 at 10:14 am
A poorly designed and installed ground source heat pump system will, effectively, be heating a property on electricity alone, which is by far the most expensive solution on a unit-by-unit basis. So what are the common problems that befall GSHPs? 1. Slinkies. A slinky, in heat pump t…
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Ground source heat pumps don't need immersion heaters
Posted by John Barker-Brown on 6th December 2010 at 11:52 am
Would you install an 11kW boiler into a building with a 20kW load? No. The same should be true of ground source heat pumps. Due to the constraints of the UK National Grid there are a number of large properties with single phase electricity, where the upgrade cost to three phase sup…
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How to maintain and service your ground source heat pump
Posted by John Barker-Brown on 3rd August 2011 at 9:03 am
The Government's microgeneration strategy states: "More work is required on understanding the durability of microgeneration installations, including their key components. We want consumers to be aware, at least in general terms, of the minimum requirements for aftercare service and maintenance for e…
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Can solar panels improve the efficiency of your ground source heat pump?
Posted by John Barker-Brown on 3rd October 2011 at 5:05 am
There is a growing interest in using solar panels to deposit heat within the ground during the summer periods and then using a ground source heat pump to extract this deposited heat during the winter. These systems are commonly called inter-seasonal storage systems and can usually be classed as:- …
Posted in: Heat pumps, Solar heat & hot water
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