Last seen: Jan 9, 2026
@adamk I'm observing my own system at low temperatures and it was useful to compare it with your history and some "Should my system be doing this?" po...
@agentgeorge Fortunately the one thing that you *won't* need to worry about is the wiring because there is hardly any! The eBus board has a socket on ...
@batpred Well, I'm running the eBus interface and integration but I wouldn't describe it as straightforward getting it going. Depending on how your Ho...
@mike-patrick A propos, I think my heat pump generates its own weather during defrost cycles - the other day I found snow in the vicinity of the heat ...
I may have answered my own question. Telling the Senso “TriVal” opens up a short menu on Tariffs in the section just before you enter the Installer co...
@jamespa Hi Jamespa, I have all of those - A SensoComfort VRC720 which offers me the TriVal option, an AroTherm Plus ASHP, a buffer tank and an oil bo...
This is what they say: Heat pumps Almost all of our current range of heat pumps can and should be fitted with either a sensoCOMFORT or VRC 700 con...
Has anyone been able to find meaningful information about the TriVal option on Vaillant SensoComfort / AroTherm Plus systems? It sounds like it ought ...
@papahuhu Thanks for that .. OvO was offering 15p/unit 24x7 with a cap at 6000 kWh as I recall. I'd love to be able to use solar but a maritime climat...
@toodles I'm running at 4.5 kW just now. Assume two parallel 13.5 kWh Powerwalls, they would charge in 2.7 hrs @ 5 kW each and the heat pump would nee...
@papahuhu With OvO withdrawing their Heat Pump Plus tariff I'm suddenly interested in alternatives but I had rather assumed that a time of use tariff ...
@transparent D'Oh - I did look before I posted but I missed that one ...
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RE: Power outages and storms: A surprisingly good DNO experience
Great to read a good service story.I know that there ar...
By Sheriff Fatman , 9 minutes ago
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RE: Advice for a novice on Mitsubishi Ecodan 6kW
Fair point. The highest frequency of defrosts I'd seen...
By Sheriff Fatman , 23 minutes ago
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RE: Heatpunk Floor plan issues
It's usually the complete opposite... seldom that Safar...
By Mars , 37 minutes ago
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RE: Setback savings - fact or fiction?
Hi @sunandair We also have a Mitsubishi Ecodan but w...
By RobS , 38 minutes ago
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RE: RDSAP10 effect on existing heat pump EPC rating?
@mike-patrick interesting update - thanks.I've been thr...
By Tim441 , 2 hours ago
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RE: Recommended home battery inverters + regulatory matters - help requested
I remember reading in some inverters. They mandate a se...
By Batpred , 2 hours ago
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RE: Fan is clipping ice build up from the front of unit.
@majordennisbloodnok I’ll not go there thanks! Toodles.
By Toodles , 3 hours ago
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RE: Running from backup generaor in powercut?
@majordennisbloodnok Back in the 80’ or 90’ we had a te...
By Toodles , 4 hours ago
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RE: Running my new Nibe ASHP efficiently
I'm new to the forum. Did you get a reply to this last ...
By Mike @ Camelot , 5 hours ago
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RE: ASHP Energy Consumption: Aira 12kW heat pump
@grantmethestrength MCS requirements for DHW capacity h...
By Toodles , 5 hours ago
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RE: New Mitsubishi Ecodan 11.2kW installation - L9 errors and maybe more
Great to hear! I just figured this out a day or tw...
By anotherdaveuk , 7 hours ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
@adamk I'm observing my own system at low temperatures ...
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RE: Free Ecoheat Heat Pump Install
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RE: Radiator sizing sanity check
As I mentioned early on the cost of supplying and fitti...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
Great point, one of the key ones in my chat with Octopu...
By Batpred , 2 days ago
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RE: New Fogstar 15.5kWh upright solution
Let me point out that there are many Chinese suppliers ...
By Transparent , 2 days ago
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RE: Weather compensation- why you should use it
@majordennisbloodnok — The Two Ronnies Mastermind sketc...
By cathodeRay , 2 days ago
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Just realised that this image of the cylinder cupboard ...
By Sheriff Fatman , 2 days ago
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RE: Rodents! A word of warning for heat pump owners
Two thoughts: 1: Let's ask @david-s if Primary Pro in...
By Transparent , 2 days ago
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RE: Solis S6-EH1P8K-L-PLUS – Why I Chose It and What I’ve Learned So Far
In the diagram below, I describe my understanding of th...
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