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The above standard philosophy for gas boilers is probably one of the reasons for the existing problems with some of the present heat pump installers. ...
@jamespa To save causing even more confusion to any prospective heat pump purchaser, I think that it would be useful to clarify certain points. Ba...
Could you not ask Elite again, or ask them if they could recommend a suitable company. If that fails Ecobubl appear to have a good reputation, or try ...
@jeff Our car is zero emissions for most of the time, it just sits on the drive emitting 'zeros'. Fortunately my wife sweeps them up and puts them i...
As suggested previously, a possible way to reduce cycling frequency could be as follows- Try setting the warm end of the WC curve to LWT of 25C at O...
@fazel Thank you Fazel, useful information.
I'm pleased to read that you 'stuck to your guns', it is the only way to get poor installers to improve their game.
Our A2A heat pump still performs defrost cycles when the OAT is quite mild, it is more to do with humidity rather than OAT. Whilst it's indeed p...
@jamespa What was even more interesting was the article stating that Ofgem are at last tightening the rules around the balancing mechanism, to try t...
@bontwoody I also don't claim to be a heat pump engineer, but we probably know as much, if not more, about heat pumps than many of those who do clai...
@bontwoody It sounds that you are contemplating becoming 'bad consumers' like me. Please remember that the Chinese economy will collapse if you all ...
@toodles My son called recently to ask if I would provide him with a reference code so that he could switch to Octopus and we would both be credited...
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@batpred They offered both, I went with Pro. As an amat...
By baroquebank , 20 hours ago
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RE: To re-pipe or not to re-pipe? Moving from oil boiler to air source heat pump.
@penval, really useful update. After all the discussion...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
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RE: Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
@rob-of-york I would concur with the underfloor insulat...
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RE: New Vaillant Arotherm controls link to existing thermostats ; wired vs wireless
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RE: Cooling with air to water heat pumps
Passive cooling should always be the first call. Keep ...
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
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@Mars Good questions! The downstairs unit did the maj...
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