Last seen: Sep 15, 2025
@gfkw1947, I'm not sure how much of a smart home enthusiast you are, but we've just upgraded our TRVs to the latest version from Eve that are Thread e...
@mike-patrick, I don't know what the actual spacings should be in mm or cm, but the spacing will vary for an oil/gas system versus a heat pump due to ...
@gfkw1947, good to hear you've got the installer coming out in the weeks ahead. We've been using smart TRVs for three years, and what you've explain...
Ecotricity prices higher still. Unit rate 48.26p Standing charge 44.25p per day Tariff ends on 12 months from start date Exi...
OVO Energy is even more expensive for a 12 month fixed rate. Staggering numbers from just 12 months ago. Unit rate: 34.09p/kWh Standing charge: 48...
I’ve just read a few articles about electricity wholesale prices and it’s looking like there’ll be another 20-30% increase in October. What’s the stra...
@suzer, we have a dual fuel one in the master bathroom. It was a hassle to get the electric connected to it, so we never did hook it up. In hindsight ...
An interesting conversation. We have two towel rails connected to the central heating. Oddly enough, they are always hotter (significantly hotter) tha...
This could be an interesting development. Good be good and not so good. Whenever energy bosses say it’s good for customers that immediately makes me t...
@batalto, I'll check them out. I think I saw a while back that there was a manufacturer (they may have been British) that were producing salt water ba...
Latest Posts
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RE: Big Changes Coming to Our Heat Pump System
@jamespa things were shit in the "good old days", but w...
By Scalextrix , 11 minutes ago
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RE: Heat Pump Damage on install - useable or dealbreaker?
Definitely that one, more important than the fins proba...
By JamesPa , 1 hour ago
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RE: Testing new controls/monitoring for Midea Clone ASHP
@benson - looks like good work, and thanks for posting ...
By cathodeRay , 2 hours ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
@diverted-energy sounds like good tariff for you. Octop...
By JulianC , 13 hours ago
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RE: Who’s Caved and Switched the Heating On Already?
In the last week, the external temperature in south Man...
By GrahamF , 15 hours ago
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Ok. Two schools of thought. The first is to run the ...
By JamesPa , 15 hours ago
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@drei Willing as I am to help, I don't think I'm yet ...
By JamesPa , 16 hours ago
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RE: Is Your Broadband Router the Weak Link in Your High-Tech Home?
I hear you on the locality issue @transparent, and I ag...
By Scalextrix , 18 hours ago
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Selling 5 year old ASHP & Gas Combi Boiler - £590
Selling a 5-year-old Daikin Altherma Hybrid Air Source ...
By Paul G , 19 hours ago
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
@pash44pump Referring to the problem of rooms with diff...
By Tasos , 20 hours ago
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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!
By JamesPa , 21 hours ago
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@damon thanks. I will do as you suggest. Hopefully I wi...
By bontwoody , 2 days ago
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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...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
@dgclimatecontrol I attach the responses from 2 potenti...
By pash44pump , 3 days ago
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RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
@dgclimatecontrol thanks, that's helpful.
By JamesPa , 4 days ago
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
I realise im overdue an update on my situation. first...
By Cleardene-ashp , 4 days ago
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RE: Replacing Worcester oil boiler with an ASHP
@toodles thanks. I was told by the engineer that this h...
By JulianC , 4 days ago
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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... ...
By Transparent , 4 days ago
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RE: COP is not the only measure of efficiency
We keep all our TRVs fully open using the whole house a...
By Old_Scientist , 4 days ago
