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I have a vaillant arotherm plus too 10kw. Mine gets more audible as well when it’s colder outside. Can’t be heard from inside the house, only when I’m...
You are right - the unit does cycle on and off frequently. The unit is definitely oversized and if that unit size is being installed in the appropriat...
who is a competent plumber though? At this stage all plumbers are competent until things go wrong. Makes me want to stick to the devil I know and give...
@alec-morrow heat loss from subsequent survey is 5.35kw. Note that the installer originally suggested a 7kw heat pump but wasn’t confident about this ...
@editor thanks for this. Yes I will pursue the RECC and see what comes of it. Well the MCS certification is held by the sister company which is the sa...
Absolutely- I think this is a great idea. I am willing to do this too! The organisations who provide guarantees or accreditation to the poor installer...
@editor thanks. I will definitely start the complaint and see where that leads. it is very sad though that all the bodies that claim to provide prot...
@editor what about RECC? Are they not a good organisation to raise issues through?
@editor Thank you! I’ve found this forum very useful. I’ll set up a thread for my system soon .
@cathoderay well, I am being generous here. I do get hot water and heating but at excessive cost. It’s ongoing and I am trying to educate myself on w...
Averaging 25kwh per day on a 10kw vaillant . Max consumption is 36.4kwh in a day so far
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