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RE: Advice on Vaillant Sensocomfort

Has anyone been able to find meaningful information about the TriVal option on Vaillant SensoComfort / AroTherm Plus systems? It sounds like it ought ...

3 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures

@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...

3 months ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures

@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...

3 months ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures

@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 ...

3 months ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues

@transparent D'Oh - I did look before I posted but I missed that one ...

3 months ago
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Introductions, Forum Rules & Updates
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues

@editor Mars, Much kudos to you for all your enthusiasm and hard work here! It seems we start 2026 with the rug being removed from under us as discou...

3 months ago
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Introductions, Forum Rules & Updates
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RE: Single vs. three phase for heat pump, EV and appliances

@derek-m .. Of course though *you* may forward plan it doesn't follow that the next person does and the utility companies have to add a safety margin....

2 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring, Electrics & Providers
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RE: Single vs. three phase for heat pump, EV and appliances

@johnmo An AroTHERM 12-14 kW ASHP can draw 23.3 amps so let's say your big old stone manse with its outbuildings needs two of those and you have an EV...

2 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring, Electrics & Providers
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RE: Hybrid ASHP System: Vaillant AromaTHERM Plus 12 kW with Bosch Danesmore 18/25 oil boiler

@editor Hi - An update to my earlier introductionOur hybrid ASHP / Oil boiler system went in in April and has been doing its thing without major issue...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Do you think that installing an air source heat pump has increased the value of your property?

I can report one tangible result of putting in a heat pump (ASHP) - I had to provide an up-to-date EPC as part of the grant conditions and my house we...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Insulation of flow and return Heat Pump piping

@toodles Sounds like you're sorted - these things niggle though once you spot them. I totted up the bare metal on the flow side of my system and I ca...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Insulation of flow and return Heat Pump piping

@toodles undesirable but insignificant sums it up pretty well though the cumulative effect may be another matter. I have a retro-fitted hybrid system...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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