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Last seen: Nov 3, 2025
@heat-pump-newbie maybe a cheap drone might suffice?
Hi @mona, As a question, why do you need a rating down to -7? I am sure central London has rarely seen those kind of temperatures.
@rann1888 just wait until it gets cold again, your heat use will go up. That said our house is 21 degrees all day and night so that will use more powe...
Oh yeah, I'll easily do 40kw on a cold day. Really cold I don't see 60-80 being unreasonable. But my house is 260m2 so it's going to take a load of he...
@adaml there is one in my signature. It's very straightforward, just make your own copy and off you go
@siko it's inside the wood store?
Pretty much all single units don't require permission
@mbcool if it's MCS it doesn't need planning so the point is void - they can't object
Pretty sure planning have found the wrong ASHP - There are plenty certified on the MCS website. I'd advise you find the specific model and download it...
If you look at the sheet in my signature from Freedom Heat Pumps it does have a sound MCS calculator. However it doesn't have that ASHP. If you know t...
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@rv3 once you have your settings dialled in, you probably wont touch anything again. Or you might find you have a winter/spring setting and a summer/a...
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