JohnMo Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 My average over the 4 months is 2kW, so 68m3! Big Can't imagine the temperature staying at 90 degC for long. So in reality to take account of losses maybe 50% as big again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 21 hours ago, Nickfromwales said: Yanks and Aussie off-grinders bury decommissioned fuel tanker trailers as thermal stores for summer harvest / winter yield, so absolutely can and is being done. I half-heartedly looked into exactly this when we were thinking about how we would heat our house, but quickly stopped when I saw the results of the initial calculations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Do all these hopeful research papers take into account power delivery? It drops off quite quickly as the store temperature drops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miek Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 56 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: Do all these hopeful research papers take into account power delivery? It drops off quite quickly as the store temperature drops. Exactly. Right in time for the spring heating season, September heat in February and March! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 3 hours ago, SteamyTea said: Just realised that is about the size of my shed. I could lose that on my plot no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 1 minute ago, Onoff said: I could lose that on my plot no problem. Shall bring it over when I build the new one. Saves a trip to the dump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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