Last seen: Sep 14, 2025
I'm back on the case, in particular, deciding what to measure and how. The idea is to get some measurements that aren't derived from the Midea wired c...
The short answer, on paper, is yes, but it is not that simple. In practice, glycol is simpler, whatever happens, as long as it is there, and the temps...
This is another persistent myth that needs to be dispelled. A building does not care one bit where the heat that heats it comes from. It is perfectly ...
Indeed it does, and it is counterintuitive. If we imagine heating a house to be like keeping a bath with a leaky plug hole full, then it stands to rea...
@cookie197 - welcome to the forum. There is a wealth of knowledge here and I am confident others will chip in soon but I can say something about runni...
@derek-m - a succinct, and clear explanation, thank you. I think it is worth noting in your hypothetical but very possibly typical example, the actual...
@iantelescope - can you elaborate a bit? What 'Sharky' did you use, how did you install it, and what actual data did you get, and how did that lead to...
@amanda1 - I regularly bang on about compressorgate, not whether it will happen, but when it will happen. All big manufacturing industries are on the ...
I have to say it is increasingly clear to me that this freeze stat thing is just another pointless manufacturer gimmick that allows them to charge eve...
Harsh, but true!
It'll be very interesting to hear any feedback once you have it. One of the problems I have is the rooms are already small, adding extra internal thic...
See my rant here!
Latest Posts
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RE: Heat Pump Damage on install - useable or dealbreaker?
They have already been dishonest by not telling you abo...
By GrahamF , 3 hours ago
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Testing new controls/monitoring for Midea Clone ASHP
Hi all, I thought it might be of interest to others i...
By benson , 3 hours ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
@diverted-energy sounds like good tariff for you. Octop...
By JulianC , 5 hours ago
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RE: Who’s Caved and Switched the Heating On Already?
In the last week, the external temperature in south Man...
By GrahamF , 7 hours ago
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Ok. Two schools of thought. The first is to run the ...
By JamesPa , 7 hours ago
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@drei Willing as I am to help, I don't think I'm yet ...
By JamesPa , 8 hours ago
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RE: Is Your Broadband Router the Weak Link in Your High-Tech Home?
I hear you on the locality issue @transparent, and I ag...
By Scalextrix , 10 hours ago
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Selling 5 year old ASHP & Gas Combi Boiler - £590
Selling a 5-year-old Daikin Altherma Hybrid Air Source ...
By Paul G , 11 hours ago
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
@pash44pump Referring to the problem of rooms with diff...
By Tasos , 12 hours ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Er true, it should have read l/hr!
By JamesPa , 13 hours ago
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@damon thanks. I will do as you suggest. Hopefully I wi...
By bontwoody , 1 day ago
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RE: Is a Valliant Inline 6kW heater a BUS buster?
Much of that is true in principle, but its not likely t...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
@dgclimatecontrol I attach the responses from 2 potenti...
By pash44pump , 2 days ago
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RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
@dgclimatecontrol thanks, that's helpful.
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
I realise im overdue an update on my situation. first...
By Cleardene-ashp , 3 days ago
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RE: Replacing Worcester oil boiler with an ASHP
@toodles thanks. I was told by the engineer that this h...
By JulianC , 3 days ago
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
A week later, I'm finally picking up this comment... ...
By Transparent , 3 days ago
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RE: COP is not the only measure of efficiency
We keep all our TRVs fully open using the whole house a...
By Old_Scientist , 4 days ago
