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Last seen: Oct 2, 2026
@jamespa I chose Octopus as they will be in business far longer than any individual company, their heat pump uses R290, which is supposed to be state ...
Section 7 states the Cosy 6 is 5.63kW and can achieve COP of 4.29
reading section 3.6.1A and B the instructions have an error in the description of the MCB and RCBO for the cosy6, and the Immersion/hub The labels...
@jamespa just read the manual you linked to. very interesting section 3.3.2 restrictive requirements if microbore present. None of this was advised to...
@jamespa I have cosy6 and UFH, the maximum flow winter temp is set at 50 on mine, checking the UFH manifold stats today showed a steady input of 37, r...
How do those on low income afford to replace their gas boiler at around £2500-3000; that’s what I was quoted to replace my troublesome uninsurable 16y...
With every change there will be winners and losers, think of all the pensioners who are paying the subsidy on there electric bill to pay for those who...
@swwils what tool are you using to monitor the bus
@pwils on the cosy hub, there’s a button on the top, press and hold it for several seconds, the cosy white light will flash blue and you can link your...
@andrewj I hope members enjoyed reading my tale of the challenge to get what I wanted and not what the installer tried to convince me was a finishe...
@andrewj when I referred to the HP running constantly, I didn’t mean the pump was running 24h a day, I meant the system was on 24/7, with no setbacks ...
I’ve just got the link for this thread from @editor, here’s my experience with the cosy6. firstly it’s not 6kW, only 5.6kW. That nearly sank my inst...
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RE: Heat pump branding. Clever, contemporary… or a bit too much?
I think Heat Geek have done an amazing job on their bra...
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
I have just had 3 heat loss surveys, one by heat geek o...
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RE: Heat Geek Zero Disrupt: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
I think that's the key question. After all inverter uni...
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RE: battery storage without solar
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
A unit which uses water to transfer the heat/chill from...
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
With regards to the BUS grant raid, I gave it more thou...
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
Good plan. If you can get half hourly meter readings a...
By JamesPa , 18 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pumps Without Grants: Would You Have Installed One & Will You Now?
@editor Most certainly. The heat pump was an ideal s...
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Although regulations may well vary from country to coun...
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
Yep I caught our slow leak from a £100 bill rise 8)
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RE: Do You Need a Buffer Tank or Low Loss Header for Underfloor Heating in a Large Property?
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