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@lokisam It probably isn’t a major issue as unless the heat pump actually loses power it will run the pump to stop freezing. As toodles points o...
@roohairy I plumbed (!) for a thermal store in my last house and was advised to have a splarge pipe rather than a coil in it for the heat pump. I hadn...
@cloudclear I have an open energy monitor system which Im very happy with. It certainly lets you get the best out of your system and is modular. It is...
Might it be because the designer assumed the ASHP would be using antifreeze?
@cloudclear Hi, I run my Samsung using pure weather compensation. I think the low end of my WC setting is about 33C. When I try to drop it any lower...
@goflying Dont worry, now we can get down to looking at practical answers to your problems. Some more information on your house would be helpful, su...
@goflying I would really just reiterate @majordennisbloodnok observations. A properly installed Heat Pump should reduce your heating bills not incre...
@jswhite have a look at this if you are worried about the pipe distance 🙂
@judith Good call Judith, Here is an example of how it might look @dssr along with some performance information and here is a video which menti...
@dssr I imagine most rooms in your house will have been speced at 21 C, but I would be surprised if you couldn't increase that to 22 C, there seems to...
@dssr You will have had a detailed heat loss assessment but even they can be inaccurate. Going by your oil usage a quick and dirty calculation would...
@potatoman That sounds pretty good then. I may suggest that as a way forward for them if they dont want to get into the nitty gritty with the heat pum...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@papahuhu I prefer to look at it simplistically. We d...
By Old_Scientist , 1 hour ago
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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 ...
By Penval , 2 hours ago
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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...
By Old_Scientist , 7 hours ago
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RE: Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
@rob-of-york I would concur with the underfloor insulat...
By Toodles , 9 hours ago
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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 ...
By JamesPa , 9 hours ago
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RE: Cooling with air to water heat pumps
Passive cooling should always be the first call. Keep ...
By JamesPa , 10 hours ago
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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...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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@Mars Good questions! The downstairs unit did the maj...
By Rob of York , 1 day ago
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
@dave, I think @jamespa has probably identified the mos...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
My thought is simple. Bring it on and bring on plug in...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Heat Geek mini store vs pump size
Yes I agree, that’s why Heat Geek have most likely sele...
By Tomtheheatingengineer , 3 days ago
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
By Mars , 3 days ago
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
@majordennisbloodnok @tomtheheatingengineer For my ...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: Is the "divide by 2900" rule still valid?
Really flow rate is a pipework limitation not a water p...
By JamesPa , 4 days ago


