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@jamespa - Ideally we would leave it in WC mode 24/7 but it would be nice to have the room influence for solar gain etc, I'm not chasing 100% efficien...
@jamespa - Thanks, I hadn't considered the room influence. Seems like this is becoming more expensive and complicated by the day! My UFH manifold...
K@jamespa thanks for the advice. The plan is to get it all set up open loop 24/7 - will be nice to have the thermostats upstairs to fall back on thoug...
@ashp-bobba thanks, we are too far away from Kent unfortunately. Self balancing would be ideal, as much a trv's aren't ideal for heat pumps they are u...
I am thinking the same, I would prefer Vaillant as there is a lot more info out there regarding the arotherm, there controller and app seem much bette...
The FRV's you mention look good, I may have to invest in some of these to help balance the system. So if I go for set the buffer up in 2 port I would...
I have calculated the heat loss using heatpunk as 3kw, our neighbour who has the same house had a few calculations which came in around 3-3.5kw. We do...
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RE: Heat pump design review please: 5 kW Vaillant aroTHERM Plus heat pump
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RE: Several AC coupled batteries
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
Vaillant arotherm plus 12kW. Installed March 2025. Ex...
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
What exactly is it proposed to fit?
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