Last seen: Jul 4, 2025
@kev-m I'm confused, what are those numbers then?
@kev-m we'll see. I'll note that last night we used 11kw and delivered 42 in heat - COP 3.88. and the night is the coldest time... Yesterday as a wh...
This evening's update. Cleaned out the filter again, more crap in there. Hopefully I won't need to do this many more days now. Amazing how much rubbis...
@editor I think for us it's a function of having a very high flow rate rain shower. All that extra cold water into the tank cools it fairly rapidly. M...
@heacol question? Could I simply get a plumber in and installer a manual diverter around the parts you note? It's something I might consider as it's r...
@caroline2000 just find the access code for the model you have. A quick google should do it, it'll be in the manual
@kev-m we found at 50 we started to lose the heat after morning showers. 55 seems to be the sweet spot
This video might be of interest - 5.30 mark he starts talking about the system elements. As a note, we don't have a buffer tank, only the red expansio...
@derek-m you clearly need to replace the heat being lost with at least that amount to maintain a stable temperature. I get the claim that building p...
@derek-m I totally agree, just because physics says its possible, doesn't mean it is in practice. However I am inclined to believe the claim for the m...
@derek-m using the MSmart APP I found I can see my power use and heat delivered! Its not perfect as it just gives you a number for the day, not hour b...
@derek-m its not my heat pump, so I wanted to see what was possible using just raw physics. Like I said, its theoretically possible to get that COP, b...
Latest Posts
-
RE: Ecodan & MelCloud scheduling
Yes, the 2 are separate. To add to the complex desig...
By HCas , 4 hours ago
-
RE: Electricity price predictions
@diverted-energy so that’s where I think you are wrong....
By JulianC , 5 hours ago
-
@drei has just published his full story here for anyone...
By Mars , 6 hours ago
-
RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
I think there may be a little confusion in the wording ...
By Old_Scientist , 10 hours ago
-
I should clarify that the FoxESS web interface is not l...
By Old_Scientist , 10 hours ago
-
RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
Previous was vented and I needed a shower pump and a ve...
By JamesPa , 11 hours ago
-
RE: Mitsu Wireless Controller and MelCloud
@robs Hi Rob, At the end of a note to Mitsu UK, thank...
By DavidAlgarve , 1 day ago
-
RE: Why so many sigenergi installer recommendations?
@adamk Tesla is a great option, it’s also one we instal...
By SAEnergy , 2 days ago
-
RE: Rodents! A word of warning for heat pump owners
Hradline in Telegraph: Brace for plague of rats after s...
By Tim441 , 2 days ago
-
RE: Flexi-Orb Heat Pump Scheme: A Game-Changer for the UK's Heat Pump Industry
As a potential heat pump customer, it would be good to ...
By Temperature_Gradient , 2 days ago
-
RE: Octopus replacing the fixed 15p/kWh export rate with a market tracking one
@trbob I have just extracted the details for Agile Expo...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
-
RE: Heat Pump Books For Beginners – Bodge Buster & From Zero To Heat Pump Hero
The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps is less than a month a...
By Mars , 2 days ago
-
RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
@editor Hi Mars, We have just installed a Grant Aerona...
By GrahamF , 3 days ago
-
RE: Sanity check please. Battery storage and inverter sizing.
There are MCS guidelines about how close to the edge/ri...
By Old_Scientist , 3 days ago
-
RE: Balancing financial efficiency and comfort using the Octopus Cosy tariff
I estimated our usage on the following basis. The mos...
By Old_Scientist , 3 days ago
-
@editor Something changed in this last 12 months, they ...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 4 days ago
-
RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
Just to give a sense of scale, I've used the CCW water ...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 5 days ago
-
RE: Powerwall 3 or Myenergi or something else?
We have a Tesla Powerwall 3, recently installed, so I m...
By Old_Scientist , 6 days ago
-
RE: Mitsubishi PAR-WT60R-E Wireless Controller installation
@morgan They have been paired once but it was thought b...
By DavidAlgarve , 1 week ago
-
RE: Isolating the system for a planned power cut
A great many ground-mounted local substation transforme...
By Transparent , 1 week ago
