Joining the Renewable Heating Hub forums is completely free and only takes a minute. By registering you’ll be able to ask questions, join discussions, follow topics you’re interested in, bookmark useful threads and receive notifications when someone replies. Non-registered members also do not have access to our AI features. When choosing your username, please note that it cannot be changed later, so we recommend avoiding brand or product names. Before registering, please take a moment to read the Forum Rules & Terms of Use so we can keep the community helpful, respectful and informative for everyone. Thanks for joining!
Last seen: Oct 7, 2025
thats madness no plumbing system is supposed to leak , ever. sounds like its time to get someone good in. where are you i might be able to recommend s...
@saz your heat pump should not break down, have you asked the installer back? like all technologies if its installed well it works seemlessly if its n...
@mjr i have no idea, ask Ofgem, im just telling you how its going to work. Ofgem know all the answers
i would advise using the midea app from freedom, its very impressive, give them a call im sure its not very expensive and you can fit it really easily...
tbh all the readings you get from the units themselves are soewhat dubious, they do things like forget to measure the fan and pcb power etc if y...
@derek-m all good points but since almost no one reads the instructions they dont know the capacities can be changed. No manufacturer will ever tel...
@cathoderay flicking the dipswitches so a 16 becomes a 14 or 12 just changes the max output. All the switch does is limits the max output of the unit ...
@batalto legend thanks, thats perfect
@cathoderay No manufacturer or distributor will ever tell you that the units can be adjusted for capacity but its always been the case, they just r...
@batalto cool can you crack this one open for me its called mcs031, some cells are protected its really annoying, im trying to automate it.
I wrote that excel heat load tool. I'm impressed you cracked it open. The reference to "i made it up" was because we have to extrapolate from incomple...
- 26 Forums
- 2,610 Topics
- 60.8 K Posts
- 1,030 Online
- 6,966 Members
Join Us!
Worth Watching
Latest Posts
-
RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
An incredibly enlightening piece on the subject by @maj...
By Mars , 26 minutes ago
-
Home automation and the cloud; is there a better way?
You’ve just had a brand new system installed (heat pump...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 30 minutes ago
-
RE: End-of-Life Heat Pumps: How Do You Dispose of an ASHP in the UK?
We've started to document everything, and part 2 of the...
By Mars , 45 minutes ago
-
RE: Summer usage. Why is my Vaillant Aerotherm using so much energy on "heating"?
So the red bars are 'DHW' and the yellow bars 'heating'...
By JamesPa , 2 hours ago
-
Its good kit the Midea and significantly cheaper, you w...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 5 hours ago
-
RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
Have you tried cutting the grid feed to see what actual...
By JamesPa , 5 hours ago
-
Contractors pack for inta antifreeze valves are around ...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 5 hours ago
-
RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
Critics and naysayers will be negative whatever the gov...
By JamesPa , 5 hours ago
-
RE: Microbore heat pump installs
In principle you are almost certainly right, but in pra...
By JamesPa , 16 hours ago
-
RE: Electricity price predictions
@old_scientist We are a low mileage home, so bulk of ou...
By ChandyKris , 17 hours ago
-
There are just too many unknowns for me to comment on p...
By Transparent , 19 hours ago
-
RE: What is the main ‘dictator’ of Agile’s unit price?
@toodles I keep an eye on wholesale prices and energy m...
By ChandyKris , 19 hours ago
-
RE: Brand and installer questions for ASHP
Strange, perhaps it doesnt use modbus which the third p...
By JamesPa , 21 hours ago
-
RE: Upgrading my system, how far do I go?
For comparison, my PW3 with 11.04kW inverter, will char...
By Old_Scientist , 1 day ago
-
RE: Changes to Tesla Powerwall Charging Regime?
Elon gate - legendary! I take my hat off to you @toodle...
By Old_Scientist , 1 day ago
-
RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan not good enough ?
Thanks @goody, appreciate the feedback and sorry you ha...
By marcexec , 2 days ago
-
RE: Minimum and Zero Disrupt Heat Pump Installations
True (first sentence) Thats the reason to consider th...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
-
RE: High air source heat pump running costs – Vaillant AroTherm Plus
Quite right. I was using a rough guesstimate of doublin...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 2 days ago
-
RE: My Grant R290 9kW Heat Pump Installation
Again, really don't know how accurate this is! &nb...
By petch , 3 days ago
-
RE: MCS Quality Audit – Has Anyone Had One? Did It Lead to Remediation?
@toodles The whole scheme is a shocking waste of money....
By Papahuhu , 3 days ago
-
RE: DIY or Don’t Touch? Solarman Smart Meter Install
Yes, and these guys would probably be my preferred inst...
By Batpred , 3 days ago
-
RE: Hot water tank lose heat rapidly on random days
@jamespa Hopefully their reasons are well intended! ...
By Bash , 3 days ago
-
RE: Ecoflow UK Support & Info Thread
As mentioned above, we’ve got our full review of the Ec...
By Mars , 3 days ago
-
RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
@sonosppp welcome to the forums. I see you've posted in...
By Mars , 4 days ago
-
RE: Guidance with installing a new heating system
@bobflux Great, thanks for the advice. The pipe has an ...
By Hamilton , 4 days ago



