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Educating installers is all very well, but they need skills to educate the public. Heat Geek started with similar ambitions yet they allow the use of...
noisey pump is an issue!
A heat pump needs to be installed a certain way, as do condensing boilers to optimise them. Prosaic understanding of heating (turning on and off, en...
sounds like it is working in weather compensation already.. it indeed fascinating how much heat there us in luke warm water in rads I rath...
Please do not demonise installers. That code would throw many an installer, and support from manufacturers for installers is woeful, as is the trainin...
This thread is a real testament to how behind the heating industry is in this country. There is little that can be done to improve existing systems al...
Yes that’s true, it’s about plant efficiency ( a route to economy) which is enhanced at low flow temps universally low temps means poor recovery...
Yes that’s true, it’s about plant efficiency ( a route to economy) which is enhanced at low flow temps universally low temps means poor recovery...
that’s not wrong, but it’s the plant that needs to be made efficient and that’s why weather comp is universal on appliances. weathet comp contro...
I’m not sure what you are questioning but keeping something warm must use less energy than heating up and cooling down. Of course if you bring usage i...
It always mattered, people didn’t care, look at global warming!
Vaillant produce schematics without a buffer, and are perfectly happy without one “ providing system volume is big enough” and you don’t use on off co...
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
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RE: My Grant R290 9kW Heat Pump Installation
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RE: Help Right-Sizing My Grandmother's Heat Pump: Installer Says 12kW, I Think It's Oversized
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@damo76 welcome to the forums. I'll be honest, I've nev...
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
So far, no sensible estimates. I now make a point to...
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Ecoflow UK Support & Info Thread
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
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RE: Installer Fitted 9kW Instead of 11kW Heat Pump and Changed MCS Paperwork - What do I do?
Personally I think you are well beyond believing an ins...
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RE: Who do I complain to about a poor ECO4 installation, can anyone advise?
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@chandykris A sigh of relief as the OE van pulled away ...
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RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?
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By JamesPa , 16 hours ago
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RE: British Gas vs Octopus Energy vs Heat Geek vs EDF vs Aira vs OVO vs EON.Next vs Boxt
Oh My, average installation is 15k inc Grant so £7500 t...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 1 day ago
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Having seen that latest photo, I'm inclined to agree wi...
By Transparent , 1 day ago
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RE: Rate the quality of your heat pump design and installation
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RE: Electricity price predictions
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RE: How much can an east/west solar solar system be oversized?
@editor , we managed to avoid the cowboys. This is a bo...
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Without a detailed analysis of the hydrodynamics I woul...
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RE: Octopus Cosy Heat Pump Owners & Discussion Thread
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
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RE: MCS Quality Audit – Has Anyone Had One? Did It Lead to Remediation?
So under part G or the G3 rules you have a responsibili...
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