Last seen: May 7, 2025
@johnmo Very good point. It’s something I should have given a lot more consideration. I will contact my contractor to ask if it’s possible at t...
Yeah the flue for the fire will be sealed up for about 360 days of the year with a draught excluder. It’s a traditional house so it’s in keeping wit...
@jamespa I’ll not post the entire SAP report as the whole thing (along with thermal bridging and U value reports) is about 30 pages long. I can t...
@jamespa The house is based in Northern Ireland and is block with foil backed insulation, bison slabbed upper floors (inc garage) and double glazed...
@editor Many thanks. We are at first fix stage and the panels are in place (PV in roof system). I am almost dead set on a GSHP but I’m just wo...
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?
@benson Yes Indeed it is! I have also added one request...
By Toodles , 14 minutes ago
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RE: Battery sizing - How low can you go!
My own experience with connecting four batteries to thr...
By Transparent , 5 hours ago
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RE: Yes, the "zoning with ASHP" topic again...
Hi James,Thanks again for your detailed thoughts. I app...
By HarryRea , 5 hours ago
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RE: Plate heat exchanger considerations
Work on 2-3 percent per degree. This is a reasonable e...
By JamesPa , 15 hours ago
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RE: Advice for ground source heat pump in new build with PV and batteries
The useful bit is the bit that specifies the heat loss ...
By JamesPa , 15 hours ago
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
You’re absolutely right that during defrost the refrige...
By Mars , 17 hours ago
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@editor thanks Mars that’s the same table I found in th...
By Gary , 22 hours ago
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RE: Tariff and charging strategy advice please
They haven't asked me to prove that I have an EV (I do)...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
Took a while to find on the OFGEN site: ”The FIT sche...
By AgentGeorge , 1 day ago
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RE: why solar diverters for HW instead of the heat pump?
For me there are few factors why you may want to heat w...
By Johnmo , 1 day ago
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RE: Hydronic plinth heaters and ASHPs
@editor yes I think so. It will be a while until I get ...
By benson , 1 day ago
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RE: Aira Heat Pump: Stylish Scandinavian Heating
I’m an Aira customer with a 6kW Outdoor Unit in a small...
By KevinPotts , 2 days ago
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RE: Is your heat pump insured?
@richard24738 good to hear. I’ll also review them this ...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Warm weather and heat pumps.
Just looked at my WC setting, it is programmed for 25 D...
By Johnmo , 2 days ago
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RE: How to disable radiator heating in LG HM161MR
Just to add to above,when adjusting WC heat pump should...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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@johnmo yes I can believe that. It seems to be human na...
By SUNandAIR , 2 days ago
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RE: Help optimising my system!
I would be doing things a little more simply. Your heat...
By Johnmo , 2 days ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
If you want to read a huge amount of speculation, fabri...
By Judith , 3 days ago
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IVT Greenline high pressure switch and electrical cassette errors
I have an IVT Greenline HT Plus C heat pump that is con...
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