ASHP & triple glazing

[Moxi]

yeah we are noticeably cooler this morning too and some background heat besides five humans and 4 dogs is required - I have the post box cover in place and the cat flap baffle fitted but being coastal many of the upstairs and downstairs windows do not fully engage on the keeps due to corrosion and or seized gear boxes so they all pass a draft in stormy weather, not enough of a problem yet to incentivise us to fixed the problem and since 9am we have been producing enough power to run the FIR heater (180Watts) which is keeping the room at 19 degrees so losses are not massive even with leaky windows.

I need to eliminate air washing via the soil pipe cavity in the bathroom and kitchen and also seal around the waste pipe from the kitchen sink to improve those rooms a little.

While you have the guys doing the 3glazing could you ask them to put new seals in the old units ?

Moxi

[Fintray]

While you have the guys doing the 3glazing could you ask them to put new seals in the old units ?

Moxi

Stacking the wbs this morning and could hear the wind whistling past the bootroom door seal. Can also see how the window seals aren't great either.

Three of tilt & turn windows, two of which are not renewing in 3g

Moxi, I believe Joe is getting all new 3G but the units he mentions are no longer going to be tilt and turn but a larger fixed pane.

[Joeboy]

yeah we are noticeably cooler this morning too and some background heat besides five humans and 4 dogs is required - I have the post box cover in place and the cat flap baffle fitted but being coastal many of the upstairs and downstairs windows do not fully engage on the keeps due to corrosion and or seized gear boxes so they all pass a draft in stormy weather, not enough of a problem yet to incentivise us to fixed the problem and since 9am we have been producing enough power to run the FIR heater (180Watts) which is keeping the room at 19 degrees so losses are not massive even with leaky windows.

I need to eliminate air washing via the soil pipe cavity in the bathroom and kitchen and also seal around the waste pipe from the kitchen sink to improve those rooms a little.

While you have the guys doing the 3glazing could you ask them to put new seals in the old units ?

Moxi

Those windows are going but won't be back as openers. Full glazed units going in to replace the tilt and turn and top angled light. Open the view up a bit. Blinds are a problem for later!



Glad you're getting some solar heating.

[Moxi]

oh yes its lovely to have plenty of solar coming in for a change, the youngest is potty training and so there's a steady procession damp pants to wash as he finds his awareness - last few days have been really good and we think he's got it now so the washer has been on and that load is now in the HP tumble dryer and we are still just off the batteries, so they are sat at around 89% at the minute, I don't think it will be too long before I am cutting down the night time charge on vanilla as we are routinely finishing the day with >40% in the stack. Hows the storm going up with you at present? we still have a few hours of gusts up to 70mph but its now hitting us from the West which is very manageable.

Moxi

[Joeboy]

oh yes its lovely to have plenty of solar coming in for a change, the youngest is potty training and so there's a steady procession damp pants to wash as he finds his awareness - last few days have been really good and we think he's got it now so the washer has been on and that load is now in the HP tumble dryer and we are still just off the batteries, so they are sat at around 89% at the minute, I don't think it will be too long before I am cutting down the night time charge on vanilla as we are routinely finishing the day with >40% in the stack. Hows the storm going up with you at present? we still have a few hours of gusts up to 70mph but its now hitting us from the West which is very manageable.

Moxi

I remember the days of wee ones very well! Storms not doing much at our place. Some debris blown about but that's it. A few trees down out and about. Did you get your shedroof_gabion array up and running?

We had 1kW incoming earlier, down to 600W now but the ashp is only pulling 700W & 5.2cop and the wbs is slow cooking chilli. Away to work on the van. The water pump domestic finally unfrozen after Braemar trip and it's working! Insulating those pipes and the pump box too today.

[Moxi]

Not yet - got some of the uni strut and three gabions to make a start as soon as I know the weather is going to be settled for a period of time, that 2kW should make a difference to our set up here as I will then have roughly 2.8 kWp (south facing made up of the 0.8kWp existing and the new 2kWp (lean to shed thing) to support the 3.6kWp west facing system. When I put the 0.8kWp system it was an order of magnitude improvement so I reckon the extra 2kWp will be a game changer in many respects.

The kids are all off today due to the storm force winds, but surprisingly its very calm in the cottage, I sat doing my work, the little one is around at the annex with Mil and FiL and the other two are having a Pyjama day. SWMBO is sat next to the far infrared heater and watching TV and the dogs are snoozing.

I'm just working up the courage to casually drop in to the conversation how good an A2A HP would be right now

Amazing amount of salt spray on our windows and the sea looks as though its boiling and writhing at the minute.

I know you can get roman and venetian blinds to gather and move through an angle, I guess it depends what your wife wants in terms of the aesthetic finish.

Moxi

[Joeboy]

Show them this and explain what it means. I's 6 degs here and I still find it difficult to get my head around that it's real.

I like the pyjama day vibe.

[NoraBatty]

Blinds are a problem for later!

Have a look at bottom up blinds.
You can then cut the diagonal angle to fit, and have one seamless look when closed.

[Joeboy]

Thanks Nora,
I'd not heard of those blinds. I'll pass on the suggestion. Aberdeen Air Source coming back tomorrow to fit an.AAV close to the impeller. Hoping to see the last of these days.

[Joeboy]

Aberdeen Air Source came out this afternoon and fitted an AAV close to the impeller.



Very impressed to see that level of commitment and caring. If we continue to see alarms across Egypt time the next plan is to shift the impeller unit to a vertical pipe which can be done.

10/10 for Aberdeen Air Source, they really have been the business. Very honest, professional and a lot of integrity.

As we had a little solar gain and a very low running wbs later in the day I dropped the heat curve from 0.35 to 0.3. The three heat sources acted together to make an excellent environment and it was running off the PV for hours. This shows me that "The Way" is going to be very self generated RE and I expect to be running 0 3 trying for 0.25 in the right conditions once the 3G is in. Back up to 0.35 now to catch up from being shutdown earlier and evening temps dip.



The trailing 24hr score incl a legionella cycle.



We also exported what for us is a "fair skite" of power, broke 2kW power incoming from PV and have to keep reminding ourselves that it's still January. From the me against me test, run ongoing 55yrs this has been an amazing 12 months. The HP is definitely a unifier along with being a multiplier.