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Thanks Yorkshiremike. Retro fit its quite clear 20% vat then.
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top line - hot water controls.Thanks Yorkshiremike. Retro fit its quite clear 20% vat then.
Thanks Gavin, I hadn't considered the heating controls paragraph, I guess the Immersun is an 'electronic timer'. On the HMRC site paragraph 2.6 is:
2.6 Controls for central heating and hot water systems
Central heating and hot water system controls include manual or electronic timers, thermostats, mechanical or electronic valves, including thermostatic radiator valves.
My understanding is the same as Gavin A's, 5% if it's installed professionally as it qualifies as a hot water controller.
pwboston, thanks for the your comment about amount of E7 you use. A couple of questions if you don't mind: How big is your tank? What temperature do you heat it to?
What is the minimum amount of export required for the immerSUN to start heating the water?
The immerSUN will wait for around 130W of export before any power is delivered to the immersion heater, once the water heating begins, however, the unit will be able control power in 1% steps, so for a 3kW heating element, the minimum power output is about 30W.
Hi There,
I have been looking at both the imersun and the sola controller but which would be best for my application?
I have a 4kw pv limited to 3.6 via inverter which reguarly runs for several hours at 3.6 when sun shines and hoping to install a 1 to 2 kw hydro system on a stream with variable flow rates giving a max input of 5.6kw. This will be all fed via 2 immersion heaters into a 300 litre thermal store. Although 5.6 is max it is unlikely to be achieved with 4.5kw being the expected max for most of the time.
Regen
I qualified in electrical engineering back in the 80's and I wouldnt dream of installing this myself.it right that you need to be a qualified spark to fit this or is this unit a job for the home owner to do ?
Yes Sly, Its been averaging 3.3kw hours per day for the past 32 days.
By this comparison, either the gas boiler is very inefficient or the calculation of the Immersun is somewhat inaccurate? I must say that using recognised formular to calculate the heat required to raise the amount of water in my tank seems to indicated that I need more kwh's than the Immersun indicates!
Immersun looks very expensive - @ £400 .
Found a new proportional / modulation control unit at an affordable price of £199 + £9 for postage at SolarImmersion ? Surplus Solar Energy Water Heater | . It will divert 100% of the surplus power to the immersion and no need to change the immersion heater or the tank.
The feature list looks very good as well
Proof please
Website clearly states that the item is designed and made in the UK.
I take back what I said - even more astounding that they can make a decent margin using UK production!
I don't have hot water cylinder but have a boilermate 2000, I am buying a new car this year and was looking at Vauxhall Ampera hybrid car could charge it when not used with is device?does it work the same as the immersion
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