Last seen: Dec 18, 2025
The economy of manufacturing scale comes into it, with Octopus' backing, RED will have more purchasing power for the major ASHP components. I'm person...
@marvinator80 good on them. I wish my installer hadn't now, as it adds nothing and probably robs efficiency. It may be coming out one day. I don't nee...
@marvinator80 WOW! Absolutely fantastic. Very tidy.Out of interest, did your installer fit a low loss header and secondary pump or not? I don't see on...
That's pretty good. I'm sitting around 920kWh for the last rolling month, but that's mains power. My solar PV contribution has been around 150-180kWh ...
It's a lot better than HIVE, which was cycling 5+ times per hour with me! Just leave it set to a high temperature and use climate/weather compensation...
@sirpatchuk1980 ASHPs work best when continuously running. Less wear and tear and better efficiency. The outdoor unit has in built stop/start cycle pr...
@sirpatchuk1980 (sorry @aceshigh) just chipping in. Looks like your Grant controller is hidden away with some of the pipework and system components. I...
Hello @sirpatchuk1980, welcome. Lots of useful info on here on how to maximise efficiency of ASHPs, especially retrofits. First things first, a bit of...
Grant do their Vortex oil boiler as a hybrid - basically an outdoor vortex combustion boiler plonked on the same base as one of their (well, Chofu's) ...
Hermetic refrigeration compressors are suction gas cooled, using sub-cooling of the refrigerant vapour. For most ASHPs, the compressor compartment is ...
That's interesting, but OFTEC is the oil fired technical association, and one can't help but feel this sounds like self-preservation? If there's adequ...
@cathoderay quite! It does rather complicate hanging a picture, etc. I'm hoping the system runs at SELV, but maybe not.
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