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Last seen: Aug 17, 2026
Wow. Another new one. People are definitely getting on the bandwagon: The Heat Pumps: A Simple Guide To Renewable Heating -/span>
I have read John Cantor’s Heat Pumps for the Home. Very good book, with some excellent explanations:/p>
Another one (even newer than Phil’s book): Heat Pumps: Useful To Homeowners, Installers, Energy Surveyors And Heat Pump Deniers Alike:/span> As per ...
@gemiar, sadly, they too have been ineffective. They’re all toothless and frankly unwilling to ruffle feathers. But you have to give it a go… as m...
Quite honestly, this kind of installer behavior has to come to an end. It’s nuts. There are clearly some basic issues, like drainage and damage. The...
@cathoderay, interesting. Most installers have also said it’s the outdoor sensor that’s only needed for weather compensation to work. Makes sense. But...
@jswhite, that’s just crazy that HIES would reply like that. As for the ombudsman, the industry is looking at forming an organization like this, but t...
Just so that I'm clear, you raised your complaint with HIES NEICIE and the ombudsman – which ombudsman did you flag this with? When you flagged you...
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can be used to calculate weather compensation for heat pumps by using data from weather forecas...
The IoT topic is 100% worth exploring more because it’s difficult to see why ASHPs wouldn’t connect to everything else around them to support them in ...
@skd, can you post a photo of the settings page you’re referring to?
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