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Last seen: Nov 13, 2026
What defrost cycle noise? My Ecodan is silent and with no fan activity during defrost, apart from the water dripping out the bottom. Are others differ...
Aye, @Toodles, I know exactly what you mean. I look out over the current run of winters from the top of our cold hill in NE Scotland and reflect that ...
Those of us who inhabit the Twilight Zone where a smart meter signal has yet to arrive (along with 2G,3G, and 4G signals) must pursue efficiency and l...
This really is the thin end of a very mucky wedge of commercial lock in. That rate should be available to all heat pump users instead of artificially ...
Buy an Ecodan....made in Scotland, frae girders! 🙂 (/tongue in cheek)
This is an interesting discussion not least on the topic of HT ASHPs. My installer was an old fashioned father son plumber business which had seen the...
That phrase describes almost every advert that I have ever seen, either in print, on telly or online. Online is particularly vulnerable to shilling an...
This past month has been cold. My weather station says the average temperature in the past 30 days is 1C. In that period I have been averaging electr...
That certainly looks like rodent damage. We have been overrun with rats this winter. I seem to have used the world's supply of rat bait. They even ate...
I notice that the site is generating an error in developer tools. Ignore the first 20 or so which is my browser blocking the twitter and google tr...
Hi Mandie, When you say the Ecodan has lost connection with the stat, are you referring to the MELcloud interface known as a MAC-567IF which is co...
How "independent" is the Independent Systems Operator and Planner and independent of whom? They are appointed and regulated by OFGEM who at the end o...
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
@editor And as an occasional contributor, may I say wel...
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RE: How Can I Prove Coal Was My Main Heating Source Without Receipts?
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