Joining the Renewable Heating Hub forums is completely free and only takes a minute. By registering you’ll be able to ask questions, join discussions, follow topics you’re interested in, bookmark useful threads and receive notifications when someone replies. Non-registered members also do not have access to our AI features. When choosing your username, please note that it cannot be changed later, so we recommend avoiding brand or product names. Before registering, please take a moment to read the Forum Rules & Terms of Use so we can keep the community helpful, respectful and informative for everyone. Thanks for joining!
Last seen: Apr 30, 2026
@agentgeorge this is on a 30 year old rad at a guess. They’re like an odd little insert that is about 10-15mm in size with the bleed screw in the cent...
If the Vaillant is a 7kw unit I’d avoid. Quiet outside noisy inside when it’s going full on. They have a problem with compressor vibration being trans...
They’ve had to cancel the radiator balancing at the last minute for similar problems as they’ve used before, sickness or vehicle problems, bit of a ha...
@jamespa hopefully after the rad balancing it will perform better, as I think at the moment the water is short circuiting back to the hp through the f...
@jamespa I contacted the installer and asked them to balance the rads. They’ve replied, surprisingly, and will be over this Friday. I assume they are ...
@toodles nope my installer only capped the flow return and dhw pipe work. had to get my plumber to remove the boiler, hw tank, loft tank, tidy pipe wo...
@jamespa going to bin this and see if i can get it working on a pi3. dont want to spend open energy monitor levels of money but i need to see what t...
@jamespa ive had a look at the firmware card in the add cards section and those entries are listed under attributes along with what looks like everyth...
@jamespa yes ive got all those on my dashboard already. its the current power one i cant find. if i go into developer tools and states then scroll d...
this is what ive got on the arotherm.
have you got an ebus adapter on yours?
@jamespa im using windows and a vm to run HA. then accessing it via a web browser. to be honest im a comp tech and this has been a pain to setup. wh...
Latest Posts
-
RE: Estimating true heat loss from twelve months of consumption data
@cathoderay Very valid points and I agree with your sta...
By ian33a , 31 minutes ago
-
RE: Grant Aeona 3 R32 cycling with weather compensation.
The hot water heating looks normal. The heat transfer ...
By GrahamF , 1 hour ago
-
RE: Setback savings - fact or fiction?
@cathoderay - thats great. Is there any possibility ...
By JamesPa , 1 hour ago
-
RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?
Good questions @temperature_gradient. My understanding ...
By springswood , 3 hours ago
-
RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
@sunnyskies I agree with Downfield trying to ask the GE...
By Judith , 11 hours ago
-
RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
All going according to plan, mid July we get that 7kW a...
By Batpred , 14 hours ago
-
Current metrics - DHW target set to 47c
By TaffontheTaff , 19 hours ago
-
RE: My Grant R290 9kW Heat Pump Installation
@petch I'm very sorry that I have not picked up your po...
By GrahamF , 21 hours ago
-
RE: Samsung gen 7 HP 12kw - auto control issue and water law
Suggest you have a trial with Havenwise app. I have th...
By Broadsman , 23 hours ago
-
RE: New Solar, Batteries, Air Source and Under Floor Heating advice please
You’re right: UFH works best with high-conductivity fin...
By bafab , 1 day ago
-
RE: DIY or Don’t Touch? Solarman Smart Meter Install
That was my understanding also.
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
-
RE: Vaillant Sensocomfort Time
Oh I remember this from when I set mine up 2 years ago,...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
-
Heat geek have already stated that the pro is in fact c...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
-
RE: The Myth of the MCS Performance Guarantee
@editor I know. As if MCS wasn't bad enough, it's now e...
By Deltona , 1 day ago
