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RE: New Features

@oswiu, I'm happy to look into that. Stickies are semi-helpful and many people miss them when searching for answers on the forums. I'd be quite inte...

3 years ago
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Introductions, Forum Rules & Updates
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RE: Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO)

@mjr, most of us are on 100% green tariffs, and it's just an exercise in buying tokens by the energy provider, which will not guarantee less gas usage...

3 years ago
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Wood Burners, Biomass, Small Scale, Biofuels & Other Heating Alternatives
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RE: Accessing and analysing data from your heat pump

That’s an excellent idea.

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO)

@mjr, no one’s saying they should remain on kerosene or HVO forever. There are plenty of homes that can’t afford £12,000 or more on a heat pump. BUS o...

3 years ago
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Wood Burners, Biomass, Small Scale, Biofuels & Other Heating Alternatives
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RE: Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO)

The production volume of vegetable oil in the 2021/2022 crop year exceeded 200 million metric tons worldwide (that's 200,000,000,000 litres). The bulk...

3 years ago
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Wood Burners, Biomass, Small Scale, Biofuels & Other Heating Alternatives
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RE: Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO)

@mjr and @julianc, we must look at the bigger picture. For starters, not everyone can afford a heat pump. There are about 1.7 million rural homes in t...

3 years ago
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Wood Burners, Biomass, Small Scale, Biofuels & Other Heating Alternatives
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RE: Heat Pump Truth or Myth#1 - Keeping it running 24/7 uses less energy

@kev-m, I fully agree, and I've discovered that when we did a similar experiment in the autumn, we used less electricity. The issue for us was that if...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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Accessing and analysing data from your heat pump
3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: MCS Certified installer problem

@parmstar, the first thing I’d suggest is that you call the MCS. Their call centre for such matters is quite good I’ve heard. At least they’ll be able...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Mitsubishi ecodan settings

@mjr, you are fortunate to have found a good installer. We questioned our installer a year later about the buffer they installed and they stood res...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Mitsubishi ecodan settings

@hotheat, you are not alone. 99% of heat pump installations have been installed this way in the UK. Our system is the same – we have it all. Multiple ...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Yearly maintenance

As part of your services, did they check the refrigerant levels? I don't think that checking refrigerant levels is common practice for annual servi...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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