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Default Heat pumps - top tip.

Don't waste money on expensive air-source heat pumps, just put bottles
of water in your freezer, then when frozen leave them outside to thaw
before popping them back in the freezer.

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On 23/02/2021 09:39, Clive Arthur wrote:
Don't waste money on expensive air-source heat pumps, just put bottles
of water in your freezer, then when frozen leave them outside to thaw
before popping them back in the freezer.


Even easier if you have an old freezer - take the door off, mount it in
a disused doorway/window with the inside of the freezer facing outwards
and voila!
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On Tuesday, 23 February 2021 at 10:56:36 UTC, Andy Bennet wrote:
On 23/02/2021 09:39, Clive Arthur wrote:
Don't waste money on expensive air-source heat pumps, just put bottles
of water in your freezer, then when frozen leave them outside to thaw
before popping them back in the freezer.

Even easier if you have an old freezer - take the door off, mount it in
a disused doorway/window with the inside of the freezer facing outwards
and voila!


Would that qualify for a government grant?

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On 23/02/2021 11:00, Tricky Dicky wrote:
On Tuesday, 23 February 2021 at 10:56:36 UTC, Andy Bennet wrote:
On 23/02/2021 09:39, Clive Arthur wrote:
Don't waste money on expensive air-source heat pumps, just put bottles
of water in your freezer, then when frozen leave them outside to thaw
before popping them back in the freezer.

Even easier if you have an old freezer - take the door off, mount it in
a disused doorway/window with the inside of the freezer facing outwards
and voila!


Would that qualify for a government grant?


Not if you are able to turn it around and use it for cooling in the
summer

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Default Heat pumps - top tip.

On 23/02/2021 11:00, Tricky Dicky wrote:
On Tuesday, 23 February 2021 at 10:56:36 UTC, Andy Bennet wrote:
On 23/02/2021 09:39, Clive Arthur wrote:
Don't waste money on expensive air-source heat pumps, just put bottles
of water in your freezer, then when frozen leave them outside to thaw
before popping them back in the freezer.

Even easier if you have an old freezer - take the door off, mount it in
a disused doorway/window with the inside of the freezer facing outwards
and voila!


Would that qualify for a government grant?

Richard


Neighbour had a phone call from a green salesman asking him if
he had cavity wall insulation. When told he already had it so
didn't need it, the caller changed tack and said if it was more than
30 years old it would be damp and needed to be raked out and
replaced with internal wall insulation. yeah right.


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