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Octopus launches its own Heat Pump
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:26 pm
by dan_b
News article behind the Telegraph Paywall, but handily removed here by 12ft ladder
https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fw ... -boiler%2F
Re: Octopus launches its own Heat Pump
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:37 pm
by Moxi
Watching with interest- I will be happy to convert to heat pump when the price is right and they have a suitable idea for external water accumulator otherwise it’s possibly a sun amp linked to the heat pump in a semi traditional set up - I think the sun amp could fit under the stairs.
Let’s hope the price war continues apace - it has to be good for the consumer
Moxi
Re: Octopus launches its own Heat Pump
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:42 pm
by NikoV6
coupled to solar and battery storage would be best I think
Plus properly insulated houses!
Re: Octopus launches its own Heat Pump
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 5:11 pm
by Mr Gus
Think I had a look & a moan a few months back, when I looked at the prices then, they seemed to be as high as anyone else for a large un(it) wonder what has changed?
Re: Octopus launches its own Heat Pump
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 5:26 pm
by NikoV6
I think for true mass adoption, a lot of UK housing likely to be not suitable.
Reality for ASHP is they work best in super insulated houses with under floor heating, the vast majority of UK houses simply wont have this.
I am sure many can be made better, additional insulation and possibly ground floor under floor.
But if you do a cost exercise against say £5K for replacement boiler, versus ASHP retrofit with everything to make it economic I suspect most would choose boiler.
All new builds must have south facing aspect, ASHP, up to 5kW solar and battery storage. Got to start somewhere
Re: Octopus launches its own Heat Pump
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 5:53 pm
by nowty
An Octopus HP install is todays random spot prize for those who opted into todays saving session.
Re: Octopus launches its own Heat Pump
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 6:52 pm
by Mr Gus
Are they still "wet only" Nowty?
Re: Octopus launches its own Heat Pump
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 6:57 pm
by Swwils
NikoV6 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 13, 2023 5:26 pm
I think for true mass adoption, a lot of UK housing likely to be not suitable.
Reality for ASHP is they work best in super insulated houses with under floor heating, the vast majority of UK houses simply wont have this.
I am sure many can be made better, additional insulation and possibly ground floor under floor.
But if you do a cost exercise against say £5K for replacement boiler, versus ASHP retrofit with everything to make it economic I suspect most would choose boiler.
All new builds must have south facing aspect, ASHP, up to 5kW solar and battery storage. Got to start somewhere
This is not true and is only because of the whacky market we have. A heat pump doesn't even have to be run "well" to be the most efficient use of energy to heat a space regardless of the source of the base energy. It literally can provide more energy than gas used itself contains even in very "leaky" properties.
Big companies are by far the best placed for heat pump rollouts, individual traders and small outfits obviously were never going to cut it.
Re: Octopus launches its own Heat Pump
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:02 pm
by nowty
Mr Gus wrote: ↑Mon Feb 13, 2023 6:52 pm
Are they still "wet only" Nowty?
Yep.
Re: Octopus launches its own Heat Pump
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:22 pm
by Mr Gus
Jings