Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation

AdamK · 2025-03-29T13:05:20Z

i knew when setting out on this road it would be a challenge i just didnt know how much of one it would be. after having many quotes some i couldnt fathom why they were so high i thought id sorted an installer. problem is they are 72miles away so first issue was doing a remote heat loss which has been back and forth several times to get it more or less correct, but still have one room thats 2m2 smaller than what i measured. anyway the next issue was getting the 28mm primaries in before the new kitchen ceiling goes in. they sent a plumber that proceeded to bugger the job up as the wall sleeve kit hadnt been supplied to him. so sent him on his way. was promised the sleeve kit the next day and i said my plumber could fit it to save them sending an engineer. next day no kit. add to this all the mods im having to do to pipe work to maximise efficiency and im seeing why the take up is tiny in the UK. im not naming the company as they are a recommended one and have apparently done good work else where but maybe thats in there local area. i know living in Boston creates its own issues being miles from any proper trades so if someone asked me would i recommend getting a heat pump in my area id have to say no. theres just not enough skilled trades where i live.

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05/12/2025 12:16 am

Posted by: @adamk

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I might try a wipe and re install of Home Assistant to see if I can get the power info to show. Was going to put it on a RPI 3B I have but it won't work as too old.

I've got an old laptop I could use. Is there a bare metal install I could use maybe? Or some decent places I can get support on it. I've asked on a couple of HA Facebook groups but silence. I can see the values in the states page in the firmware version right hand box, which seems odd, but doesn't let me add it as a history or tab.

If you are looking for help getting started on HA, there are some good recent posts on the Solis inverter thread. @majordennisbloodnok also posted elsewhere in this forum with a series with an explanation of HA. The HA installation page has step by step instructions on how to get HA on an old ex-windows box..

I am wondering when anyone here will have a play with the local integration that can be made to the Vaillant eBUS (as they do not seem to support modbus). Maybe there´s a programmable thermostat type of implementation... A couple of threads on eBUS:

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/vaillant-heating-control-integration/807296

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/making-vaillant-boiler-smart/669613

16kWh Seplos Fogstar battery; 8kW Solis S6-EH1P8K-L-PLUS hybrid inverter; Ohme Home Pro EV charger; 100Amp head, HA lab on mini PC

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