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Last seen: Oct 18, 2026
@saz, I don’t think the storage tank should make any noise. Ours doesn’t. Our dull noise comes from the distribution pump that circulates water throug...
@derek-m, I agree. Energy efficiency is key and more has to be made of insulation. It’s difficult to see how dependence on fossil fuels will be seve...
We're super excited because our first interview with Dr. Jan Rosenow is now live.
@lewyh, welcome to the forums.
@lewyh, welcome to the forums. We have a bivalent, hybrid system where we retained the oil boiler to work alongside the heat pump. The oil kicks in wh...
@grahamh, they are a bit more expensive (granted they're not final numbers), but based on what you're saying, they really seem worth it if you can aff...
@Morgan, the RED systems look really great. I actually like their styling a lot. @grahamh, you mentioned that these heat pumps are pricier than othe...
@grahamh, welcome to the forums and for offering to share your extensive knowledge with the users here. Massively appreciated, and thank you for takin...
Our interviews have been going incredibly well. We have finished interviewing our first three guests who have provided some incredibly useful informat...
Thanks for sharing. We have an interesting interview lined up next week where we will be discussing batteries and RoI. Should be interesting.
@Morgan, I'll add this to my list of questions and areas of concern.
I've posted an article, where we start to play around with flow rates, and explain why weather compensation doesn't work in our case (thanks for looki...
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
It's also hardly unusual. The Midea portasplit won a ra...
By EtchedPixels , 41 minutes ago
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RE: How quickly would you want/expect heat recovery to take from setback?
That's the issue, those graphs show your heat-pump (in ...
By Temperature_Gradient , 1 hour ago
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
Not quite, regular A2W heat-pumps need a load of extra ...
By Temperature_Gradient , 2 days ago
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RE: Heat Geek installations: share your experiences
one thing i learnt from reading people’s comments and e...
By Batpred , 2 days ago
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RE: Cooling/heating with one unit
"The way we use A2A on a cheap overnight EV tariff is t...
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
We have ‘signed on the dotted line’ today for a Panason...
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RE: Heat pump branding. Clever, contemporary… or a bit too much?
...or it was there and was lost thanks to laziness and ...
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@bobflux Thank you for your response. I am trying to ...
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This post is about how I successfully configured a buff...
By Tony.Stolz , 2 days ago
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The installer visited yesterday and suggested the noise...
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
Your house sounds a lot like mine. 2 surveyors each sp...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Heat Geek Zero Disrupt: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
Thats true only if you do the wrong experiment. Done c...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: battery storage without solar
As of October 1st they need specific qualifications to ...
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
The whole system seems to work on the basis of...
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