Tag: heat pump
Do not accept a COP below 4.5 during the summer.
I promised results from April, so this is a little late. Here they are as a follow up to Going with the flow. We made a change to the temperature at which the electrical heater comes on for our heat pump. The question is: was that worthwhile? Our heat pump gives us the means to […]
Posted: October 10th, 2026 under Heat Pump.
Tags: Air source heat pump, Coefficient of performance (COP), energy efficiency, heat pump, Heating curves, Home energy, sustainable living
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Walking in the shadows.
One of the big benefits of having a heat pump that doesn’t provide cool air in the house, is the ability to stand in front of the fans while it rips the heat out of the air to heat our hot water. Yes, dear readers, this is what I have been doing in sunny Ipswich […]
Posted: May 22nd, 2026 under Sustainable Living.
Tags: bank holiday, energy efficiency, heat pump, heatwave, home cooling, passive cooling, solar gain, sustainable living
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