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RE: Why does an ASHP provide a more comfortable environment than a gas boiler?

Actually, I think the issue is the different rate of heat loss of rooms when the system is on/off. If the heating doesn't stay on long enough to brin...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Why does an ASHP provide a more comfortable environment than a gas boiler?

It was more of a "Why does this house still have cold rooms when we've just spent £6.5k?" sort of explanation! She wouldn't be interested in the twea...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Why does an ASHP provide a more comfortable environment than a gas boiler?

A bit more info. The Cosy App has the Target Temp to reach, and an internal temp measured by the Primary Pod sensor positioned somewhere in the house...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Why does an ASHP provide a more comfortable environment than a gas boiler?

It's difficult of course as a customer to challenge beyond showing them the historic data and whilst being informed, not being an expert in this stuff...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Why does an ASHP provide a more comfortable environment than a gas boiler?

You can adjust flow temperatures as shown in my image on an earlier post but have no access to anything more granular. Octopus would have to do that....

4 weeks ago
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RE: Why does an ASHP provide a more comfortable environment than a gas boiler?

Sorry, my mistake. For heating, it was a total of 8937kWh and for hot water it was 2221kWh. This was gas usage figures for Feb 24 to Jan 25 taken fr...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Why does an ASHP provide a more comfortable environment than a gas boiler?

I don't really know what I should be expecting to see as it's the first time it's been used for heating. Last night was around 5c here; I'm trying to...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Why does an ASHP provide a more comfortable environment than a gas boiler?

I'm posting my experience really, and my confusion: it is cycling on/off rather than running continuously so to me it looks like it is operating no di...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Why does an ASHP provide a more comfortable environment than a gas boiler?

Distinctly possible as it wasn't really feasible to test more than the radiators weren't leaking and some heat could be felt. I did agree with Octopu...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Why does an ASHP provide a more comfortable environment than a gas boiler?

and @majordennisbloodnok I just went to make a cup of coffee and ponder whilst that was happening. I thought: "perhaps it is already running at the l...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Why does an ASHP provide a more comfortable environment than a gas boiler?

From my OP you can see I did something similar with my gas heating. It was still, ultimately, controlled by the Hive thermostat in the Living Room th...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Why does an ASHP provide a more comfortable environment than a gas boiler?

I couldn't find any information specifically about the pods - do you have a link please? Mine is on WC but cycling on/off around the 22c temperature ...

4 weeks ago
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