Last seen: Jan 15, 2026
@gunboatdiplomat A little more complicated. I have one small room that is entirely solid wall, one large room with one wall run that is about 15% soli...
@jamespa I agree it's sensible - now I know what their strategy is and it's not just a huge error. As I posted earlier they will be offering a much la...
A final ‘No’ from Octopus. Apparently they accept that I might have a heat loss of 10w but their software is not able to distinguish the subtleties be...
@gunboatdiplomat That’s good news and a good price as well - I’m only faintly jealous. My indicative quote came out at £6200 (including an unvented ho...
@ivanopinion Octopus have told me they will have a Cosy 16 next year capable of delivering 50c and will cover the alleged 14kw heat loss - if I’d like...
@jamespa I’ve challenged Octopus’s figures using the very helpful comments from this forum. They’ve come back and admitted that the heat loss might no...
@jamespa - great idea. I’ll download the data. @gunboatdiplomat - yes similar house. Mine is detached, 160sqmtr, 300mm plus insulation, double glaz...
@ivanopinion and @jamespa. I do have the half hour readings (but then so do Octopus). However I’m going to have one last go. Today I called a local fi...
@jamespa My actual gas usage is 16500kwh & electricity 3500kwh. My survey assumed a heat demand of 19200kwh. So a heat loss of 14300w? It can’t be...
@jamespa That’s a really interesting article. I’m a hostage to fortune with Octopus as computer says No. I don’t believe my house heat loss is as they...
There is certainly something different about the Octopus process. My Octopus survey, as I’ve mentioned elsewhere, suggested a heat loss of 14300w and ...
Oh dear. Always winter never Christmas?
- 26 Forums
- 2,426 Topics
- 55.1 K Posts
- 163 Online
- 6,104 Members
Join Us!
Worth Watching
Latest Posts
-
RE: R290 and Foundation Air Bricks
@editor apart from the question of noise, as the argume...
By SAEnergy , 23 minutes ago
-
RE: Is it normal to use power from the grid when running off the battery?
@batpred I may be asking you for more info in how you h...
By JohnnyB , 7 hours ago
-
RE: Recommended home battery inverters + regulatory matters - help requested
@johnnyb The noise of the Solis is nothing very sign...
By Batpred , 7 hours ago
-
RE: Is my Samsung gen6 outside air temp sensor missing a sheath/sleeve?
@papahuhu Yes, good information is often hard to find, ...
By Old_Scientist , 7 hours ago
-
RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation
@toodles ahhh no trouble yeah probably won't mess with ...
By Burtis , 8 hours ago
-
RE: Daikin Wireless Thermostat
@bash we have mostly south facing rooms which would ove...
By Judith , 8 hours ago
-
RE: Post-Traumatic Heat Pump Stress Disorder
Some more examples of those that really should be benef...
By Jeff , 10 hours ago
-
RE: Installer Fitted 9kW Instead of 11kW Heat Pump and Changed MCS Paperwork - What do I do?
I've now had an interesting email from a Complaints Res...
By MairiA , 12 hours ago
-
RE: Reliable, easy to use home battery options
Correct. LiFePOâ‚„ cells mustn't be charged if their te...
By Transparent , 12 hours ago
-
RE: Water outage in the the south-east
Indeed!Any contamination in the well water would be tra...
By Transparent , 14 hours ago
-
RE: Solis inverters S6-EH1P: pros and cons and battery options
I hear some cases of apparent misconfiguration of inver...
By Batpred , 14 hours ago
-
Are split ASHPs with R290 refrigerant coming soon?
Question. Are there any (or likely to be in the near t...
By iotum , 16 hours ago
-
RE: Setback savings - fact or fiction?
Indeed. In many ways, a defrost is a setback, with the ...
By cathodeRay , 16 hours ago
-
RE: Heat pump not reaching flow temperature
The good news is that it leaves no excuse if it doesn't...
By JamesPa , 17 hours ago
-
RE: How to use my Hanchu battery storage for home without it feeding back into the grid?
@countryman-helmsley In that case is there a button ...
By IRMartini , 17 hours ago
-
RE: Ideal HP290 14kW ASHP - how to optimise
Great. It’s not bad is it, though I agree it may repres...
By Davesoa , 18 hours ago
-
RE: Ecodan Pump Issues… Circulation pump turns off when heat pump compressor turns off
@f1p apologies, you are absolutely correct
By Patch321 , 19 hours ago
-
RE: Samsung E101 Error Message and my ASHP Efficiency
@johnnyb amazing that the our forum is serving its purp...
By Mars , 1 day ago
-
Best option for controller upgrade? - Grant Aerona
Fairly new heat pump owner - Grant Aerona 3 10kw - and ...
By Topher , 1 day ago
-
Just a brief update to keep things transparent. Secti...
By DREI , 2 days ago

