Gas Usage while on holiday?
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my neighbour has his Worcester Bosch in the garage (with a metal door) and in deep winter i am surprised how often it comes on every 5mins or so for perhaps one minute (never timed it) at a very low setting.
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Our boiler is getting on for 20 years now. An Alpha 32CDS system boiler. It does not fire up unless demanded to. We are back to 0.00kWh gas per month the last few.
Strange to think of it as an old boiler as it looks brand new!
Strange to think of it as an old boiler as it looks brand new!
15kW PV SE, VI, HM, EN
42kWh LFPO4 storage
73kWh V2H EV
7kW ASHP
200ltr HWT.
3G
Deep insulation, air leak ct'd home
WBSx2
Low energy bulbs
Veg patches & fruit
42kWh LFPO4 storage
73kWh V2H EV
7kW ASHP
200ltr HWT.
3G
Deep insulation, air leak ct'd home
WBSx2
Low energy bulbs
Veg patches & fruit
Re: Gas Usage while on holiday?
May be short cycling, and need the output turned down to match (ish) the heat loss.
Lots of boilers are oversized
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Oh yes definetely oversize at 30kw in a small bungalow probably EPC B. I think people are reluctant to go smaller because of hot shower. I have a 24kw with a tank and most of the time it is fully modulated down in a EPC C/D large bungalow.
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30kwh is enough for a small hotel.
Oversizing in the boiler.industry is ridiculous in the UK.
Oversizing in the boiler.industry is ridiculous in the UK.
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Still away and boiler now firing up twice a day!
It’s 19.7 deg where the stat is located so it’s not calling for heat.
Further investigation required!!
It’s 19.7 deg where the stat is located so it’s not calling for heat.
Further investigation required!!
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I'm thinking of swapping out 30kW gas boiler for a 6kW heat pump!
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3x 380W JA Solar panels (1.14kWp)
6x 2.4kWh Pylontech batteries (14.4kWh)
LuxPower inverter/charger
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3x 380W JA Solar panels (1.14kWp)
6x 2.4kWh Pylontech batteries (14.4kWh)
LuxPower inverter/charger
(Artist formally known as ******, well it should be obvious enough to those for whom such things are important.)
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The heat engineer app is a good survey tool for heat loss calculation, one off costs a tenner and it’s a decent report.
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It's much better to do actual heat loss measurements though. Not hard with cheap sensors and enough time!
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Ref " I'm thinking of swapping out 30kW gas boiler for a 6kW heat pump! "
If your living well down South and not up North.
Heat pump O.K. if you use P.V. to heat the water.
In shower / bath water not hot enough.
Heat pump O.K. If you have lots of layers of clothing to wear inside the house in the Winter.
Fitted a 6kW ground source heat pump here 20 years ago. Really good for cooling the house a few times in the Summer.
The temperature they give out for heating.
If your living well down South and not up North.
Heat pump O.K. if you use P.V. to heat the water.
In shower / bath water not hot enough.Heat pump O.K. If you have lots of layers of clothing to wear inside the house in the Winter.
Fitted a 6kW ground source heat pump here 20 years ago. Really good for cooling the house a few times in the Summer.
The temperature they give out for heating.