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@kev-m thanks. My neighbour’s was initially set to 5C. She had it installed late last year and when winter came the defrist cycle on the ASHP was runn...
@cathoderay You’d think so, but if the coils freeze up then it won’t be able to run - (that’s what actually happened to my neighbour’s pump) - the pur...
@kev-m Thank you very much for this. What you say about consumption confirms my better expectations. Re the Freeze Stat function, what you say ‘ It ju...
@kev-m Thank you very much for this. What you say about consumption confirms my better expectations. Re the Freeze Stat function, what you say ‘ It ju...
@transparent at the moment the water is needing to be reheated only every 15 hours. It is taking 15 hours for the water temperature to fall below 45. ...
@iancalderbank thank you for that. The occasion in question was after a night when the temperature had dropped to -15. The pump wasn’t able to get her...
@scrchngwsl thanks. I started googling again just after I posted that reply, and I have found out quite a bit more on this forum that I hadn’t come ac...
@scrchngwsl thanks. I started googling again just after I posted that reply, and I have found out quite a bit more on this forum that I hadn’t come ac...
@transparent interesting your point about the Outer Hebrides MP. My MP is Douglas Ross - I have contacted him in the past about energy tariffs and hav...
@transparent also, I agree that the lack of documentation and explanation is a big obstacle. In my case, I have NO paperwork whatsoever, whatsoever at...
@transparent Hi - I am not a housing association tenant. I am an owner occupier. I can afford to run an ASHP even if it costs more than my storage hea...
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