Last seen: Sep 19, 2024
@jamespa I presume that you have been in touch with MCS to ask them to clarify why some of their accredited installers appear to keep wanting to spe...
If one considers how a heat pump functions. Say a heat pump is consuming 1kW of electrical energy and producing 3kW of thermal energy, then it would...
Use the following link. I'm afraid that size does matter with heat pumps. I would suggest that to cover all eventualities a heat pump maximum out...
Of course they are different, one qualifies for the £5000 'bribe', so is much more expensive, than the one that doesn't. Simples. 😎
@jamespa Thanks for the clarification. I stand corrected on the permitted development requirement for an MCS accredited installer, I must admit that...
Unless they have changed the rules recently, I don't remember the requirement that the installer had to be MCS accredited for an installation to be ca...
What would you like to know? Most instrumentation systems are selected to operate in their 60% to 70% of Full Scale Deflection (FSD) range under nor...
@sunandair The flow rate through 15mm pipework will indeed be the same as through 28mm pipework, since it is the quantity that is being measured. Th...
Do you mean the former, rather than the latter? What is the most efficient way to operate a heat pump in milder weather conditions could be dependen...
That's a brilliant idea, why didn't I think of that. 🙄 Or you could just switch off the heat pump for a couple of hours and then switch it back on....
I wouldn't recommend stating that if your compressor breaks and you wish to claim a replacement under warranty. 🙄
@jamespa Let's see if we can agree upon some things. Say that at minimum operating parameters a heat pump is producing 2.5kW of heat energy, but t...
- 26 Forums
- 2,136 Topics
- 46.8 K Posts
- 23 Online
- 5,662 Members
Join Us!
Podcast Picks
Latest Posts
-
RE: Rodents! A word of warning for heat pump owners
@tim441 Or as they didn’t quite say in the space travel...
By Toodles , 2 hours ago
-
RE: Mitsu Wireless Controller and MelCloud
Update: I have found that the contractor had changed on...
By DavidAlgarve , 13 hours ago
-
RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
@editor Hi Mars, We have just installed a Grant Aerona...
By GrahamF , 14 hours ago
-
RE: Sanity check please. Battery storage and inverter sizing.
There are MCS guidelines about how close to the edge/ri...
By Old_Scientist , 17 hours ago
-
RE: Balancing financial efficiency and comfort using the Octopus Cosy tariff
I estimated our usage on the following basis. The mos...
By Old_Scientist , 18 hours ago
-
RE: Why so many sigenergi installer recommendations?
It’s a really simple answer, GivEnergy. Installers ...
By SAEnergy , 22 hours ago
-
@editor Something changed in this last 12 months, they ...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 2 days ago
-
RE: Ecodan & MelCloud scheduling
I put the above question to Mitsu UK at the sme time as...
By DavidAlgarve , 2 days ago
-
Thanks for the heat geek info. I've fitted my own heat ...
By bontwoody , 3 days ago
-
RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
Just to give a sense of scale, I've used the CCW water ...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 3 days ago
-
RE: Powerwall 3 or Myenergi or something else?
We have a Tesla Powerwall 3, recently installed, so I m...
By Old_Scientist , 4 days ago
-
RE: Mitsubishi PAR-WT60R-E Wireless Controller installation
@morgan They have been paired once but it was thought b...
By DavidAlgarve , 5 days ago
-
RE: Isolating the system for a planned power cut
A great many ground-mounted local substation transforme...
By Transparent , 5 days ago
-
RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
Having bit the bullet and paid £250 for a service, our ...
By Old_Scientist , 6 days ago
-
New heat pump heating system underperforming in Italy... Advice needed!
hi all, first post! I've just renovated a house in sout...
By robinlawrie , 6 days ago
-
RE: Anyone still weathering it out with Agile?
I went to Agile when I had solar installed July last ye...
By NJT , 7 days ago
-
RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
Whilst you're busy installing services (pipes and wires...
By Transparent , 1 week ago
-
RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
@editor I know it was formally announced at Ish the oth...
By PatrickVito , 1 week ago
-
@moman0311 welcome to the forums. I've received your em...
By Mars , 1 week ago
-
RE: Thermostat for Ideal Logic Air with 3 zone support
No harm at all in plumbing it as 3 zones, I would have ...
By JamesPa , 1 week ago