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Last seen: Aug 17, 2026
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...
@drdp, I’m not sure why it would be doing that. Maybe @heacol can shed some light.
@kundk and @aj_ok did you finally go with Greener Living for your respective installations?
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By JamesPa , 17 minutes ago
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RE: Starting Our Heat Pump Journey: 1962 build 3 bed detached house
Mine only complains if flow is catastrophically low, ot...
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Hmm, not so sure personally about the title. Who is it...
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RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan FTC6 settings
I was just replying when i saw your edit drop in! 🙂 ...
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RE: Wood burner with ASHP - direct air?
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
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RE: Flushing system, cleaning and inhibitor
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
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RE: PV and battery long payback - sense check query
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