Last seen: Sep 15, 2025
All ASHPs require a minimum flow rate to protect the heat pump unit. I suspect yours has a threshold too, but you haven’t been affected by that yet as...
@oswiul that’s very good. I may have to steal that as a headline for my next post that I’m working in.
Sadly, the MCS are a toothless organization that I had a lot of faith in when we started RHH and have had regular contact with them. I am fortunate to...
On the subject of COP, I have to disagree because it should matter greatly. Each and every MCS-accredited heat pump in the UK has a published COP for ...
@grahamh, and therein lies the biggest issue for me with the ASHP industry. Running costs don't correlate with the heat they produce (and the manufact...
Our lifetime COP is 2.7 and the published COP of our 18kW Global Energy Systems heat pump is supposed to be 3.46 at 45C flow temperature.
Here’s some food for thought. How many distribution pumps do you have connected to your heat pump system at the moment and do you know how much pow...
So far, everyone has to jump through hoops to get the COP. Crazy.
@cathoderay, thanks for starting this useful thread. This just reaffirms my thoughts about heat pumps – they are ridiculously overcomplicated in som...
@marvinator80, welcome to the forums and we look forward to hearing all about your system when it's installed. Please feel free to start a new thread ...
We’d like to thank David for writing this great review of his new Panasonic Aquarea 16kW ASHP:/p> If you’d like to have a review published, please f...
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That was Daikins answer to every single question I aske...
By JamesPa , 4 minutes ago
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RE: Big Changes Coming to Our Heat Pump System
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RE: Testing new controls/monitoring for Midea Clone ASHP
@jamespa - I think the key thing is the current (as in ...
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
I noticed that too and thought the same thing, but then...
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RE: Ya can’t win! It is S*d’s Law!
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RE: Who’s Caved and Switched the Heating On Already?
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Ok. Two schools of thought. The first is to run the ...
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RE: Is Your Broadband Router the Weak Link in Your High-Tech Home?
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Er true, it should have read l/hr!
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RE: Is a Valliant Inline 6kW heater a BUS buster?
Much of that is true in principle, but its not likely t...
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@dgclimatecontrol I attach the responses from 2 potenti...
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RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
@dgclimatecontrol thanks, that's helpful.
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
I realise im overdue an update on my situation. first...
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RE: Replacing Worcester oil boiler with an ASHP
@toodles thanks. I was told by the engineer that this h...
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
A week later, I'm finally picking up this comment... ...
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