Last seen: Sep 14, 2025
@kev-m, what was your heat pump usage in December?
@julianc, thank you for your honest comments. As you know we are extremely pro heat pumps and renewables, but consumers need more options. Many of you...
We’ve been running our air source heat pump alongside our boiler that’s been using HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) since December and we’ve crunched ...
@julianc, it's very pricey – we're in the process of doing the maths and trying to see how things stack up in terms of costs and CO2 emissions.
@mikefitz, do you have a link to where you buy these from?
@peterr, I'm not a professional installer, but where the copper meets the pipe should, in my opinion be insulated. Wherever our copper pipework (flow ...
Do you know what's calling for heat? Do you have any thermostats in the property connected to your heat pump control panel?
@julianc, last year it was £1/per litre, but as with all things it's gone up to around £1.30/litre. As far as I know, it's not really available everyw...
This is by far the most important thing – it's not the kit that doesn't deliver. It's the way it's been planned, designed and installed. Finding compe...
@freezingeastsussex, welcome to the forums. While there are a lot of bad reviews of ASHPs around, heat pumps definitely do work (and work very well) p...
@heat-pump-newbie, personally I’ve always struggled with battery ROI. To answer your question you don’t need PV for batteries to work; if you have a v...
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