Last seen: Jul 13, 2025
@jwilliams89 Your calculations look good at a glance. With respect to the internal pipe strengtheners, I have tended to use the hep2o ones which are s...
Hi. There isn’t anything wrong with using plastic pipes as long as they meet the needs of the emitters. See this by John Cantor. I’ve used them in my ...
Hi @essgeesee Welcome to the forum. Heat pumps work best without zoning or TRV's turning radiators on and off regularly. The way a lot of us use our...
@misterb lol. That’s exactly my situation too. My battery is huawei, I’ll have a look at the fog star thanks.
@delt I think also the levels of insulation in a house come into play. I corresponded with one user who used the same amount of kWh with a heat pump a...
@misterb thanks. I think that mirrors my thoughts. What you say about bigger batteries is interesting. I have a 5kWh battery, it’s a modular sys...
This is actually quite an interesting problem and highlights the difference between efficiency and cost. Heat pumps are most efficient at low flow ...
@jamespa apologises, I did virtually paraphase everything you said earlier 🤣 @notechknowhow as James mentioned, it might be a good idea to ...
@notechknowhow I dont sorry Andy, but your order of priority would be to heat as much as your hot water via the solar thermal first, then the divert...
@notechknowhow I think that is the reason why there is not FIT entry then. Shame, but i guess the owners already had thermal solar and didnt see the p...
@notechknowhow Ive downloaded the full datafile now, but i cant find anything of that installation size. That either means it isnt on the FIT registe...
@notechknowhow Have you seen this Youtube video BTW. It looks like your control unit?
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RE: No-code, plug-and-play monitoring for your heat pump
I think I have found “The One!” Waveshare ESP32-S3-POE-...
By Grantmethestrength , 13 hours ago
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RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
@prunus, @jamespa is correct, but removing the buffer ...
By Brendon Uys , 17 hours ago
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@downfield and @toddles, this isn’t in the settings cur...
By Mars , 1 day ago
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RE: Homely launched for Grant Aerona ASHP control
I haven't bought the Aerona Smart Controller (£700!) bu...
By Prunus , 2 days ago
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RE: Antifreeze top up for my heat pump - is this a rip off?
For the record, Grant supply ethylene glycol for their ...
By Prunus , 2 days ago
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RE: Compressor attempts start but fails - Nibe Fighter 2005 8kW
@skyefarmer amazing. Well done!
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Wood burner with ASHP - direct air?
@sune is ideal to answer this, but I think he's on vaca...
By Mars , 3 days ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
Hi @topher - you might be interested to see this very r...
By Transparent , 3 days ago
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
Ebac 5kw - Monobloc R32. Developed and made in UK - Mit...
By marcinwloch69@gmail.com , 4 days ago
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RE: Is a Valliant Inline 6kW heater a BUS buster?
Just another thought - it might be worth thinking about...
By JamesPa , 4 days ago
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RE: BUS Grant: removal of all other fossil fuel heat sources
@rikiarn - just have a think as to how much it will cos...
By Transparent , 5 days ago
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Don't do much digging around.That's best left to the pr...
By Transparent , 5 days ago
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Hi all, I was wondering if anyone had an idea of how th...
By Wh0am3ye , 5 days ago
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RE: EBAC re-entering the ASHP market in 2023
@toodles confirm i have Ebac 5kw ASAP + homely and it w...
By marcinwloch69@gmail.com , 5 days ago
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RE: Compute heat loss from energy used
@jamespa Ebac must be similar to Mitsubishi as they buy...
By marcinwloch69@gmail.com , 5 days ago
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@pie_eater I have been thinking of adding cooling to my...
By TechnoGeek , 7 days ago
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RE: Victorian Semi Retrofit / Extension ASHP and UFH Advice
Agree, but you may have a hard time convincing them, as...
By JamesPa , 1 week ago
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RE: Seal the Deal: Don't Let Your Heat Pump Leak Energy
Hi - fyi - there's a dead image link in the 'Optimal In...
By seatonian , 1 week ago
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RE: Ripped Off: How UK Homeowners Are Paying Gas Prices for Wind Energy
@chandykris Horses and beggars…. 😉 Toodles.
By Toodles , 1 week ago
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RE: Cleaning up after gas meter removed
@agentgeorge Likewise in the loft space; we have 300mm ...
By Toodles , 1 week ago
