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@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...
@potatoman Ah. Ok. Thanks. Do you find Homely has worked well and saved you money?
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