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Of course the head of Bosch said no such thing. What he did say was " heat pumps did not make sense for older homes that lack extensive insulation or ...
I redid the insulation on the external pipes this winter for the same reasons, a bit tatty and showing UV damage. I used Armaflex Tuffcoat class 0. It...
Yes, up to a point. In MelCloud Reports>Operation mode you can see the percentage of time the unit is in the various modes. In Reports>Internal ...
Ecodan owner here. As far as I can tell, Freeze Stat is when the system uses the circulation pump to keep the fluid circulating between the FTC and th...
@ronin92 I agree, we are all being rinsed in a market devised by the companies that are running it. Are you making a case for a publicly owned tr...
Thanks for that, very comprehensive, but... according to those last filed accounts on 31st March 2022, WPD PLC posted a net Total Comprehensive Income...
Ahem.. would that be the same Western Power Distribution who are owned by National Grid UK, who posted a £4bn profit statement in the last year. That ...
I am certainly sold on the principle but I hesitate on the costs and more specifically the break even point. I currently have solar PV and solar therm...
The units firmware can be updated via the MelCloud app. Settings>Firmware update and it will check if the unit is upto date.
Yes, they scavenge the heat from the back of the PV panel while it generates so instead of being open the PV panel is mounted in a box with the heat r...
My COP historically was 4.1 - 4.2 but the cold weather last year pinned that back to 3.8 last year. I have hybrid solar thermal/PV panels which help ...
It sounds similar to what I get with an Ecodan 14kW, in a 30 year old timber framed house of similar floor area and using radiators only. I usually ha...
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I quite agree. I'm a bit cautious now about commentin...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 1 minute ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
I didn't know about those, they look like good pieces o...
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@mkz, that's very helpful. Even if Urban Plumber are no...
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RE: Several AC coupled batteries
That is a good point, a manufacturers can stop trading,...
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My first question is why bother with the auto balancin...
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
Hi @hanno - good question. The range of hybrid invert...
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RE: GivEnergy inverter tripping due to over-voltage?
@transparent the inverter was installed in 2021 and afa...
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I share the same experience as @majordennisbloodnok hav...
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
I hope so, @toodles. It's not often that we see a situa...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 8 hours ago
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RE: Heat pump design review please: 5 kW Vaillant aroTHERM Plus heat pump
@jamespa many thanks, definitely i will give the pre...
By ragtime27 , 19 hours ago
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RE: Heat pump installation quotations
@jamespa I noticed that in the Heat Geek design consult...
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RE: Electricity price predictions
Good point, I do expect the bonus of putting my energy ...
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RE: Daikin ESPAltherma and Home Assistant installation
@bash, something we haven't touched on already relates ...
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
Vaillant arotherm plus 12kW. Installed March 2025. Ex...
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