Last seen: Nov 15, 2025
This is a difficult one, and I don't know the answer. Some thoughts: Arguments for and against 'free' surveys: they allow a customer to get more quo...
Looks like it is currently £7.5K for an ASHP (but not as part of a hybrid system), see here. There will probably be other conditions that apply. Giv...
That might provide a way to move on. I doubt your installation will be an off the peg one, you will need an experienced installer (blame me for saying...
@showi - it looks like a fascinating building, but equally from what I can see in the photo it will be hard (but not impossible) to estimate heat loss...
I have some experience with Grade II listed buildings and heat pumps. Three general points: (1) ASHPs do work OK in listed buildings (buildings a...
OK, I got that wrong, but you do have a bias - towards All I am saying is that in a forum we are not writing balanced impartial reports, we are d...
And why not: this is a forum, and forums are places for debate, and debate means two or more parties putting their case on the table. I'm not trying t...
@majordennisbloodnok - I'm not in the business of telling anyone they must do something a particular way, but I am in the business of saying there are...
The ideal is to go for for something that just exceeds your heat loss at design temp (-2 or thereabouts depending on where you are) when running at th...
@editor - Mars, don't worry, I wasn't in any way put out, just wanted to plug some of the reasons why I think modbus has a lot to offer!
Sadly, this sort of nonsense is all too common. At one point I very nearly issued a decree that if any employee of a certain heating company were seen...
Don't forget I have been talking about it for ages! It has many advantages. It is (if your heat pump/inverter/whatever has a modbus interface, which m...
- 26 Forums
- 2,283 Topics
- 51.1 K Posts
- 353 Online
- 5,944 Members
Join Us!
Podcast Picks
Latest Posts
-
RE: Havenwise App Help & Forum Support – Get the Most from Your Heat Pump
@hcas Just wondering if/where Ideal might be on your de...
By simonwig , 2 hours ago
-
RE: Heat Pumps Without Grants: Would You Have Installed One & Will You Now?
I was discussing the same with the family and a friend ...
By ChandyKris , 3 hours ago
-
RE: Octopus Cosy Heat Pump Owners & Discussion Thread
... which is usually how to run almost any heat pump BT...
By JamesPa , 5 hours ago
-
RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
If the installer is a regular plumber or someone who is...
By JamesPa , 6 hours ago
-
RE: Electricity price predictions
Erm... obtaining planning consent is rarely a problem f...
By Transparent , 6 hours ago
-
RE: Installer Fitted 9kW Instead of 11kW Heat Pump and Changed MCS Paperwork - What do I do?
Ian Rippin, CEO of MCS, gave oral evidence to the Selec...
By Transparent , 7 hours ago
-
RE: UFH downstairs and radiators upstairs balancing question
I wonder what the logic of this was, that will be the c...
By JamesPa , 10 hours ago
-
RE: New Fogstar 15.5kWh upright solution
@batpred Well you must be one of the very f...
By Bash , 21 hours ago
-
@judith I haven't noticed any noise myself yet, nor my ...
By Eliuccio , 1 day ago
-
RE: Grant 13kW Aerona3 - issues getting zones to temp
Latest situation:Installer attended, couldn't get it wo...
By Crimson , 1 day ago
-
RE: Ecodan ASHP Low COP and Unstable Compressor Frequency
Thanks for the reply and the welcome ! Locat...
By lukewarmbath , 1 day ago
-
RE: Bosch CS5800i 5kW - Experience So Far
@ectoplasmosis Buderus is a subsidiary of the Bosch Gro...
By Steelbadger , 1 day ago
-
RE: Confusion over Octopus Tariffs
@agentgeorge I can’t recall when and the details but Co...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
-
RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@technogeek Yep, the same here. Toodles.
By Toodles , 1 day ago
-
RE: Maximising Home Automation: Integrating Octopus Energy & More
Thank you and I agree most people can stay clear of net...
By Batpred , 1 day ago
-
RE: The Hidden Secret to a Successful Heat Pump: Pipe Size Matters
@jamespa Yes that post.
By dgclimatecontrol , 1 day ago
-
RE: Faulty Clivet heat pump out of the box
@steveimpey glad you got it sorted and agreed- being ig...
By benson , 1 day ago
-
RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
@agentgeorge it has got 2, the other bleed screw is the...
By AdamK , 2 days ago
-
I too felt the podcast was useful but think it could do...
By AndrewJ , 2 days ago


