Last seen: Apr 18, 2025
Hi @powysperson, first, if you have solar + battery and an SMES2 smart electricity meter + ASHP then get yourself signed up to a variable rate import ...
Hi @jancold , can you check that IEC standard number? EN IEC 62368 is for audio/video and IT equipment (?)
Pretty much, noise is caused by high fluid velocity and turbulence created by restrictions, which is caused by things like nearly closed balance valve...
Hi @grantmethestrength, looks like your pump setting is on speed 3 in your Grant ASHP, grab the installation manual, read up on circulator pump dip sw...
Yup, I had this on Agile dynamically priced tariff, I think my smart meter missed one or two half hourly billing periods, and rather than look at the ...
There's a lot of discussion about them on the Facebook Octopus Agile group. Quite a few people are jumping ship to Tomato from Agile, due to the recen...
1600kWh total import in January, all-electric house, around 1200kWh of which will be ASHP heating and hot water. January was about 25% of our annual i...
Weekend upgrade, Primary Pro done properly, unlike my installer’s attempt. Less heating the street hopefully 😉
@jamespa it's seldom adequately understood even by us [so-called] engineering professionals. There was an excellent series of articles published in th...
I think there's a sector of the energy efficiency retrofit industry that is well meaning, but simply incompetent. There are two passive retrofit measu...
Hi there, and welcome @wyf. Glycol might not be compatible with all compression fittings that use rubber or neoprene sealing systems. Needs checking. ...
I would insulate them, and any other valves bodies and buffer thank bulkhead fittings, etc. not currently insulated. You can't really over-insulate pi...
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RE: Hitachi Yutaki SCombi Heat Pump - Thermal Off's
File received thank you.
By trebor12345 , 35 minutes ago
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RE: In the middle of an ASHP installation - a few questions (and issues)
@benson you asked above about the Jan comparison with o...
By Judith , 1 hour ago
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RE: The Great British Heat Pump Quiz
That was fun, thank you @editor. 85%, which is just as ...
By AllyFish , 1 hour ago
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RE: help sizing rads based on room by room heat loss
If its 1988W at DT 50, which is how most radiators are ...
By JamesPa , 4 hours ago
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RE: Career change – entering the world of heating and heat pumps
@editor Mars, thank you. That's along the routes I was ...
By Lakey , 4 hours ago
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@editor thanks Mars, it's a rare occasion I'm looking f...
By big_si , 15 hours ago
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RE: The Rise and Fall of Europe’s Most Generous Green Subsidy
@toodles what could possibly go wrong if the government...
By Mars , 16 hours ago
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RE: Efficiency Concerns on newly installed Mitsubishi Ecodan 8.5kW
@ashp-bobba and @jamespa - thank you both for all your ...
By CBrenewable , 17 hours ago
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Thanks both Some useful tips I’ll keep you informed ...
By Fingers , 20 hours ago
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Win one of five "Heat Pumps 101" Courses
Heat pumps are gaining traction in the UK, but between ...
By Mars , 22 hours ago
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RE: Agile: average import cost vs other tariffs?
@toodles thanks for the analysis. I'll be really intere...
By Old_Scientist , 2 days ago
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RE: ASHP Ecodan L9 error - No Heating but Hot Water
@phoenix15 I'm no plumber so please don't take this as ...
By dnagre , 2 days ago
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RE: Is this normal? Click of the DHW returning to space heating
@grantmethestrength Oh sorry to hear that, there should...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 2 days ago
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@ashp-bobba TBH the ladies are rather disorganised, so ...
By Cathyem1 , 2 days ago
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
And for those of us without an automatic irrigation sys...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 2 days ago
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Logically, the lower frequency = more gentle, yes, but ...
By SUNandAIR , 2 days ago
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RE: Ideal Logic ASHP - change from 55°C to 35°C Heating?
Good point. I’ll keep my eye on the manifold temperatur...
By Tomdad , 2 days ago
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RE: How hard and expensive would it be to change panel and add battery?
@transparent It is a setting that Octopus make via the ...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
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RE: Performance of Heat Pumps in Mild Weather
@heatgeek The flow rate isnt controlled by Mitsub...
By RobS , 2 days ago
