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Last seen: Jul 23, 2026
@toodles thanks. What I have is an old and dirty looking hub, and the node which looks like an old version as well. The version numbers don’t match ei...
Hi again all, The good news is that the ASHP is now in, and installed on a concrete base. Anyway, the slight niggles continue (and me continuing t...
@elton some useful info- thanks. More evidence that any form of wall mounting in a domestic setting will only benefit the installer, in general terms....
Thanks I will have a read of that and keep an eye on the weather tightness as well. I've redone the slightly wonky pipework to one of the rads as we...
@editor Nope. Made a firm appointment, and they didn't turn up or make any contact. I was slightly miffed.
@transparent thank you. The pipework itself is ok. I ended up insulating it albeit am going to remove it and redo it just because they are quite long ...
Nothing like a government grant to bring out the bandits for sure. An absolute minefield and as per my other post our current installation is hardly g...
Thanks all for the input. Sounds like the base is getting sorted this weekend. Was promised confirmation today though and unsurprisingly not heard a s...
To update on this, it transpired that the installers intended on using brackets to wall mount it. To be honest I’ve never seen a wall mounted ashp fro...
@johnmo thanks I will be sure to check that. It is a relatively shaded area even though it is south facing so I think we should be ok.
Thanks all. It will be mounted on anti vibration feet- that I know. Thus, I have emailed them and asked them to ensure that this is done properly. I c...
@toodles thanks that makes sense regarding the temp sensing, and confirms what I thought regarding the base. The fact that he mentioned it on day 1 as...
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