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Some thoughts from a heating expert that sent me a message relating to your issue: Could be one of a few things, one of the sensors knackered, sens...
Our interview with Thomas Nowak, Secretary General of the European Heat Pump Association is up and Thomas discusses some really interesting heat pump ...
@batalto, it may fall beyond my skillset to be honest. I'm keen to undertake any number of new projects, but this is the kind of thing that I would ne...
The first informal estimate I got was £7,000 + VAT. With two inverters and the installation.
@derek-m, that's good to know. We're currently idling at around 400W during the day when we're working with computers on and with various batteries ch...
@dak51, very interesting and I look forward to hearing what the outcome and level of support will be. Please keep us updated.
Out of curiosity, with the heat pump switch off, what does everyone's home idle at in terms go electricity consumption (keeping things like fridges, c...
@majordennisbloodnok, are you going to try and get your system working offline? We're looking at Givenergy's solution with two 8.2kW batteries that...
@prjohn, kerosene in our neck of the woods is 80p, but I suspect it’ll go over £1 soon. Had no idea that gas had risen that steeply. I can see why thi...
@batalto, interesting. I remember now you had the Pylontech batteries. Can your system go off grid in the case of a power outage?
@batalto, thanks for that. That makes sense. Can you remind me what system you have and how much it cost (hardware + installation)?
@dak51, what brand is your heat pump and do you know what's gone wrong with it? Five months is not very long for it to have gone on the fritz.
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RE: Is it the house or the equipment?
Thanks @bobflux that's pretty comprehensive. Regulati...
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RE: Starting Our Heat Pump Journey: 1962 build 3 bed detached house
Agreed, @jamespa and @judith. That’s just it. A fair nu...
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RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan FTC6 settings
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
@lizzie Thank you, very interesting and useful informat...
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RE: PV and battery long payback - sense check query
@jamespa I was just commenting on the speed, not sug...
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RE: Advice on Vaillant Sensocomfort
Oops, I meant Sensocomfort (the UI to the controls)
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RE: Heat Pump Training vs. Real-World Installation
Our instal was very much the opposite. White haired blo...
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RE: Flushing system, cleaning and inhibitor
While skim reading a manual for our Vaillant HW tank, I...
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Of course, what do you expect, human beings are human b...
By JamesPa , 21 hours ago
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RE: 'Chinese Diesel Heater' to heat the home .....
Old thread but I'm new to the forum so new to me. How...
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I'm not sure why you would want to make it more difficu...
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RE: Wood burner with ASHP - direct air?
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