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Last seen: Oct 21, 2026
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...
@majordennisbloodnok Well - I'll go first with a silly idea. If you have a pulley at the top and attach a heavy weight to the cord, then you could p...
We also have angle-topped bay windows and have decided not to bother with any coverings on the top windows as they are high and there is no privacy is...
I also enjoy the challenge of getting the best out of solar, batteries and ASHP, although my wife is less sure about my enthusiasm to tinker. On a s...
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At this point, whenever someone mentions our heat pump,...
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
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RE: New Build 3 Phase or 1Phase
We are on three phase power because it's an enormous li...
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RE: How much of your renewable and home setup would still work if the internet went down?
Yes I actually have a copy of a tool that whenever a ce...
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RE: How will removing the standing charge on gas bills benefit heat pumps?
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
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RE: Double or Triple Glazed Windows?
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@transparent we’re still running a secure version of PH...
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RE: How quickly would you want/expect heat recovery to take from setback?
Much longer than that here. The heating isn't even on. ...
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RE: Passiv Smart Thermostat - Help & Forum Support
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RE: 15kw pump for 225m2 1990's house - over kill?
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