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I completely agree with @majordennisbloodnok – I’d send it back. While a few bent fins are common and often dismissed as insignificant by installers a...
So, the smart meter installer came by today. Our meter is located in a kitchen cupboard that had been ‘boarded up’ by the previous owners. We dismantl...
@transparent, we weren’t planning to wait until April to address this issue. Instead, we’re considering gutting our entire setup in the new year and w...
@ashp-bobba, thank you for your support. It’s always incredibly encouraging to hear when someone from the industry finds the books useful. Writing fro...
The irony of this entire situation isn’t lost on me @transparent: if we’d had a properly installed, reliable heat pump from the start, there likely wo...
We’re approaching year six with our heat pump and have hit another snag this weekend (not the first, unfortunately): the system is persistently raisin...
@transparent can't get my hand in to even take a photo. Laughable position. And to compound issues we've woken up to a cold house two days in a row ...
@netdonkey definitely give that a clean, following what toodles said, and tell us if it helped.
As an update, we vacuumed the valve out, but unfortunately, it’s still not working. Worth a try. The valve motor moves to the open position when req...
@netdonkey do exactly what @ashp-bobba says above. Cleaning it is really easy once you've popped the nut off. It's got a little gauze filter/mesh in...
@toodles so do you need to provide proof of purchase of an EV to Octopus before availing of this tariff? Also, what happens if someone qualifies wi...
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@jamespa The tank...
By Sandman1600 , 13 minutes ago
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RE: New kitchen with no walls – will fan coil units work?
Thanks. That explains the strangely-shaped 'feet' (loo...
By IanMK13 , 1 hour ago
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
@morgan ‘They’ do rather appear to have a grasp of our ...
By Toodles , 2 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pump Sizing & Installation Costs
2019 180sqm timber frame 14kW 300l DHW 16 new r...
By Abernyte , 8 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pump Books For Beginners – Bodge Buster & From Zero To Heat Pump Hero
I’ve updated Bodge Buster for 2025 to empower homeowner...
By Mars , 8 hours ago
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RE: Aira Heat Pump: Stylish Scandinavian Heating
Aira, the Swedish, end to end manufacturer, system desi...
By KevinPotts , 10 hours ago
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Unfortunately for your argument the best performing Dai...
By RobS , 19 hours ago
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RE: Setback savings - fact or fiction?
You are almost right and have appreciated the key point...
By JamesPa , 21 hours ago
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RE: Grant ASHP not reaching target temperatures
@mikefl Thank you. I’m not sure how to do these checks ...
By Hillswick , 21 hours ago
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RE: Transforming a Derbyshire Property into an Energy-Efficient Haven
@carpenterstation That's helpful, thank you. The de...
By Morgan , 1 day ago
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RE: What is the best strategy for operating a very oversized heat pump?
@jamespa Homely does address many of these issues, but ...
By Arundalep , 1 day ago
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
There is absolutely nothing wrong with buffer tanks in ...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Replacing knackered oil boiler with ASHP - Perthshire
@abernyte thanks tbh I was more thinking about bolsteri...
By DowallyDrifter , 1 day ago
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RE: Battery storage to run Heat Pump.
@jeff The government are quite happy for the network ...
By Lucia , 2 days ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@old_scientist The OE guidelines mention that their con...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
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RE: Adjusting 6kW Daikin's Weather Compensation Curve
@jamespa I'm grateful for your advice.
By Ubert767 , 2 days ago
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RE: Is it KISS or constant – weather compensation vs. set flow temperature?
Thanks. I've seen the video several times at the beginn...
By cliffhanger , 2 days ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
@carrownisky where are you based? Would you like me con...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Baxi Air Source Heat Pump tips and tricks please
@transparent Good morning, the installer sorted our m...
By Cathyem1 , 2 days ago
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@roodo welcome to the forums and I’m really sorry to he...
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Adjusting 6kW Daikin's Weather Compensation Curve
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Daikin Heat Pump Cycling Frequency?
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Battery storage to run Heat Pump.
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