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I will be on a heating measurement adventure in the loft in the next day or two. My aim? To discover what my low loss header is actually doing. Specif...
@adaml ok well thats the thermostat issue solved! Do you know how much the unit the cycling? If you want to experiment I would suggest just lowering...
Is it a thermostat or the ASHP controller?
@rv3 its a bit trial and error. Just find your current settings (whatever they are) and make a note of the set points. It'll be something like 55 de...
@kundk I am not sure on how to get it from a Samsung - You'll have to do a little bit of reading
@rv3 thermostats and weather compensation do very different things Thermostats call for heat until they reach the desired temperature and then then ...
@kundk I think it's going to be the standard question around here. Give us your weather compensation settings please
@editor I think your issue is that the people installing are not engineers. They are (by and large) plumbers - anyone can call himself a heating engin...
@morgan you can commission it, I just don't think you'll get any installer to dial in a custom heat curve per property. Better to leave simple instruc...
@morgan MCS is for installation quality. Setting up a system is very a different animal. I think the problem is that installers don't dial in systems....
@derek-m absolutely. I've used 1/4 today of what I used yesterday
Heat pump used 1,012kw for the whole month: Avg: 33.7kw per day or 3.8kw per m2 of floor space for the whole month @witchcraft I just had a look...
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@papahuhu I prefer to look at it simplistically. We d...
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RE: To re-pipe or not to re-pipe? Moving from oil boiler to air source heat pump.
Sooooo, what did we do in the end? We approached three ...
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
D'oh - of course. I shouldn't post before my brain is f...
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RE: Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
@rob-of-york I would concur with the underfloor insulat...
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RE: New Vaillant Arotherm controls link to existing thermostats ; wired vs wireless
Nothing attached! I have rads but UFH makes the case ...
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RE: Cooling with air to water heat pumps
Passive cooling should always be the first call. Keep ...
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
@rob-of-york Thank you, I’m thinking along these same l...
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@Mars Good questions! The downstairs unit did the maj...
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
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RE: Heat Geek mini store vs pump size
Yes I agree, that’s why Heat Geek have most likely sele...
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
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