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Last seen: May 14, 2026
We have installed Jaga Strada fan-assisted units which work well with our ASHP and provide light cooling in summer. They are conventional rads but J...
This is a bit off topic but mention of PCBs reminded me of an incident a few months back that may be of general interest. We had a 5yo Bosch tumble ...
Mike - sorry to hear about your failed Grant HP. Just wondering whether it can be repaired? It wouldn't necessarily be usual to replace a gas boiler...
If you do that then most of the water in the top of volumiser will be "out of circuit" and not adding to the heated volume? I recently had a buffer c...
@batpred This is not my own experience, thank goodness, but something I just came upon on YT: It appears to have been posted by an inspector
@ashp-bobba thanks for your detailed reply, which I accept in good faith. I don't question your list of things that could go wrong without proper se...
@dgclimatecontrol Thanks for your reply. Quite agree that nothing is free but in the case of my EV the service checklist is very short and mostly of ...
@editor No and no from me! For comparison, my EV (Smart #1) requires servicing every 2 years /18k miles in order to preserve the 3 year warranty on ...
As I tell my sceptical neighbours, we now have 5 heat pumps: in the fridge, freezer, wine cooler, EV and ASHP. None of the first 4 are ever serviced...
@wally I should also have said that we are retired, so need the house warm all day, and set the stat at 21C with a set back to 17C overnight.
Just on the tariff point, we find that Agile works for us. We have 19kWh batteries but they only run the house + Ecodan 14kW for around 5 hours on co...
@majordennisbloodnok I put this question into Perplexity (AI search) and got some good ideas " suggest motors for blinds fitted to triangular win...
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RE: Estimating true heat loss from twelve months of consumption data
Hi @ian33a you could do your own heat loss calculation ...
By Judith , 6 hours ago
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RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?
@djh ah, I have never seen this before, interesting ide...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 6 hours ago
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RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
@sunnyskies I agree with Downfield trying to ask the GE...
By Judith , 6 hours ago
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RE: Setback savings - fact or fiction?
@jamespa — this version may be marginally better: &nb...
By cathodeRay , 8 hours ago
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
All going according to plan, mid July we get that 7kW a...
By Batpred , 9 hours ago
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Current metrics - DHW target set to 47c
By TaffontheTaff , 14 hours ago
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RE: My Grant R290 9kW Heat Pump Installation
@petch I'm very sorry that I have not picked up your po...
By GrahamF , 16 hours ago
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RE: Samsung gen 7 HP 12kw - auto control issue and water law
Suggest you have a trial with Havenwise app. I have th...
By Broadsman , 18 hours ago
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RE: New Solar, Batteries, Air Source and Under Floor Heating advice please
You’re right: UFH works best with high-conductivity fin...
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RE: DIY or Don’t Touch? Solarman Smart Meter Install
That was my understanding also.
By JamesPa , 21 hours ago
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RE: Grant Aeona 3 R32 cycling with weather compensation.
That would be abnormal but I cant see from your charts ...
By JamesPa , 21 hours ago
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RE: Vaillant Sensocomfort Time
Oh I remember this from when I set mine up 2 years ago,...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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Heat geek have already stated that the pro is in fact c...
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RE: The Myth of the MCS Performance Guarantee
@editor I know. As if MCS wasn't bad enough, it's now e...
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