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@amanda1 Mine was after 12 years without even a service 🙂
@cathoderay Well that solves the issue of where the extra heat is going, its being used at night 🙂 I think your house is so thermally leaky, that al...
@cathoderay Thanks for the data. I have uploaded some of my own for a period of similar outside temperature. The first thing i notice is that your flo...
@cathoderay Sorry, I should have been clearer. I was talking about kWh in gas v kWh in electricity multiplied by the COP. ie if I used 24 kWh of gas p...
@cathoderay Hi, I did read the post about the "paradox" you saw with your oil/electricity comparisons and tbh I couldnt understand why it should be. C...
@cathodeRay I really cant agree with this statement for the reasons I will outline below, but in a practical terms I have self installed two heat...
Hi I installed my first heat pump using JP Speedfit fitting entirely. After 10 years no problems. I didnt run it continuously though as the property...
Could well be the case. Is the ASHP coil below the immersion? Some tanks have a circulation pump that helps even out these variations
@Jimbo37 I fitted my own ASHP so cant really comment on whether that is usual, but personally I would run a mile if a company wouldnt tell me what the...
Hi, @Pen-y-Bryn I had exactly the same situation as you and went for a Mixergy Unvented cylinder. It has a conventional heating coil and immersion hea...
Solar panels are an excellent addition to a heat pump for keeping the electricity costs down. If you are concerned about the hot water temperature you...
@iancalderbank Well its good to know its not unusual behaviour 🙂 Mixergy and Eddi all working now, paying standing charges only now for a week or tw...
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