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Re:No, you can’t save £30 per year by switching off your “st... by totoglazer on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @12:25PM (#31182070)
Most efficient to burn the gas for electricity and use that to power a heat pump.
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Re:No, you can’t save £30 per year by switching off your “st... by sidewndr46 on Friday April 29, 2022 @10:30AM (#31205630)
It'd be far simpler and more efficient to use a reciprocating engine to drive a heatpump via a rotating shaft. As a bonus, you could capture the exhaust from the engine with a heat exchanger and use that to heat the house as well.
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