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@chandykris Sounds like a pretty poor state of affairs. Hopefully once it is in and commissioned it will work fine and this will drift into a bad mem...
@toodles So that would imply what I thought (perhaps I'm too cynical): it is put in to separate problem responsibility between the heat pump and the s...
Has anyone got any information on how/why they justify a buffer tank in their install? Everyone seems really happy with the install and running so I ...
@johnr We currently have an oversized (seriously oversized) pump in the airing cupboard by the bedroom door at the moment and I don't hear that and I'...
The earliest it could start to be installed would be June! I would hope it would be fixed by then or, prior to install start, to have the discussion ...
Cheers - it certainly seems like it ought not to be an issue so that's good.
@toodles Thanks! In my case, the pipes would run where your soil pipe does and into the loft (our soffits are probably 40-50cm wide) Our bedroom win...
I had a Heat Geek engineer around yesterday who was vacillating between a 10kW Vaillant Arotherm Plus and a 7kW, the reason being that the 7kW has a s...
Just to follow up after my design consultation visit. Apparently for a R290, positions of drains don't matter but doors and windows do. It can go un...
It's quite possibly the case. As an example, Vaillant's Arotherm plus has 0.6kg of R290 in it () If that is suddenly released into the area around th...
Right! Obviously, insisting on clearances for bbq cylinders is impossible to enforce but installations of HP can be. It seems weird that we can have ...
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RE: Heat Pump Sizing & Installation Costs
Perhaps useful to have installed date too? To get conte...
By Tim441 , 51 minutes ago
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RE: What is the best strategy for operating a very oversized heat pump?
Something else... that works for some people... LG ha...
By Tim441 , 58 minutes ago
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RE: Newbie out of her depth – Samsung AE120RXYDEG 12kW heat pump
OMG, the attached schematics (even with incorrect room ...
By BAMi , 2 hours ago
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RE: Setback savings - fact or fiction?
@cathoderay I see you are continuing to misquote from t...
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RE: Samsung Gen 7 R290 12kW is not behaving how I expected
So I turned my thermostats down last night And w...
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RE: SolarPV tables / online calculator
I'd be interested what others find whilst using that we...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 3 hours ago
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Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
The debate over buffer tanks in heat pump systems has b...
By Mars , 4 hours ago
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RE: F.788 Building circuit pump reports internal fault - Vaillant Arotherm
Guess I have to wait for engineer visit. I really hope ...
By jeegnesh , 15 hours ago
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RE: Act now to defer the UK road tax increase on EVs
@majordennisbloodnok Damn right sir. my attempt at iron...
By Jancold , 18 hours ago
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RE: ASHP and heating issues in new build house
That’s good gives you more capacity. It made me think, ...
By Terry1812 , 19 hours ago
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RE: Seewet manhole cover within r290 exclusion zone
Thanks! I asked Vaillant, and they say I should be fi...
By dbrb2 , 22 hours ago
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Looking for the Grant Aerona 3 setting to turn off completely at 20 OAT
I'm running my Aerona 3 on WC and the 'warm end of that...
By damonc , 23 hours ago
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RE: Do I just go with the lowest quote for my heat pump?
So after signing in Sept in two weeks the install may s...
By Jancold , 24 hours ago
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RE: Victorian Semi Retrofit / Extension ASHP and UFH Advice
When you are renovating is always a good time, as it ma...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Just one room not reaching desired temperature
Looks like this issue is now resolved. Aira installed a...
By ChandyKris , 1 day ago
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There have been several people on the OpenEnergyMonitor...
By RobS , 2 days ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
Good point @jamespa But that probably strengthens @ch...
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RE: Towel rails. An unexpected final hurdle
@jamespa Beware; the use of the term ‘WC’ might lead to...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
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RE: Visit a Heat Pump sessions.
Congratulations @toodles, that's a fantastic result. We...
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