Last seen: May 2, 2025
@gary I get where you’re coming from. But I don’t think you’re undersized . You’re trying to cram in all the heat your house needs into certain peri...
Hi, I'm saying this from my experience, not as a heating expert: Your compressor is turned off for too long periods. You may think the UFH is at ...
@gary how much UFH and how much rads are you? Whats your screed depth and pipe size?
@jamespa yeah, i agree. The time required to fine tune a system is not economical. I absolutely understand why heat pump companies oversize, stat ...
@jamespa yeah, I agreed. My son’s bedroom is on the ground floor with his sisters room above. I need to keep his room all night to over 20 so the fabr...
@jamespa yep, and this is what I'm doing it's the eveness of the spec. If your going to oversize, do it evenly. BUT, and it's a big BUT, having...
@gary Its not the integral tank, so I have a separate pump. My data from the second 1/2 of the winter is that 11.2 should be OK to cover this ho...
@sunandair I can't get my system higher than 35 or 36 degrees, The only way to do that would be to start to close more of the secondary system off.
@sandman1600 What I mean is, your UFH power is 79wm2 I think, at mean water temp 50, so in your house that is 9. something kw of power. they desi...
@sandman1600 If your heat loss is really 14, and your UFH capacity at mean water temp 50 is 9kw, if they are right, the the pump won’t be your prob...
More like “the heat loss report is the heat loss report” The actual heat loss, well, you’ll have live evidence. if increasing primary flow withou...
Latest Posts
-
Thermostat for Ideal Logic Air with 3 zone support
Hi all, I've purchased the Ideal Logic Air 8 outdoor...
By ket_88 , 12 hours ago
-
RE: ASHP heat output monitoring
@carlo the 16kw rating refers to output.. afaik? So w...
By Tim441 , 12 hours ago
-
Anyone still weathering it out with Agile?
Being curious, I have continued to monitor the daily ra...
By Toodles , 18 hours ago
-
RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
@editor @sandy I tried contacting them via Whatsapp b...
By brad , 19 hours ago
-
RE: Flexi-Orb Heat Pump Scheme: A Game-Changer for the UK's Heat Pump Industry
MCS have set a potential trap in the new version of MCS...
By JamesPa , 22 hours ago
-
RE: Who has a V2G EV installation
General comment on battery care... I guess if ev is on ...
By Tim441 , 2 days ago
-
RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
@old_scientist I have never cleaned the mag filter myse...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
-
@old_scientist like for like comparisons are almost imp...
By Tim441 , 2 days ago
-
RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@old_scientist There is an option in the Tesla app that...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
-
RE: Mitsu Wireless Controller and MelCloud
On the FTC5 I think this requires the dip switch on the...
By Abernyte , 2 days ago
-
RE: Octopus Cosy & Octopus EV + bidirectional smart tariff, together. What, eh?
@old_scientist me too. Just installed my new heat pump ...
By Eliuccio , 4 days ago
-
RE: Is your heat pump insured?
Yup just spoke to Privilege to inform them of my impend...
By Scalextrix , 4 days ago
-
RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues
Just to keep everyone in the loop, as the site continue...
By Mars , 4 days ago
-
RE: Fast DHW setting on Midea (Clivet) heat pump
@simon-w, is this something you could potentially assis...
By Mars , 4 days ago
-
RE: Share Your Experiences with Heat Pump Manufacturer Support
Fwiw I called my installer out for the first time a few...
By JamesPa , 5 days ago
-
RE: Long term efficiency degradation
@jamespa yes as I thought thanks. We have a reaso...
By Scalextrix , 5 days ago
-
RE: Sunamp Thermino Heat Battery
@jamespa A few days after the installation had been com...
By Toodles , 6 days ago
-
RE: Planning Permission May 2025
Fair enough. I have read the legislation and MCS020a ...
By JamesPa , 1 week ago
-
RE: How do I choose a single room MVHR to prevent losing heat in my bathroom ?
An update on the Heatsava. It is the most difficult thi...
By heat-pump-newbie , 1 week ago
-
RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
this document extensively describes (in a non-blame, ne...
By Judith , 1 week ago
