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RE: Solar Thermal DHW and ASHP

@judith That makes sense to me! If I was in @alex_n 's shoes, I would look at solar PV + battery instead of solar thermal.

2 months ago

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Solar Thermal & Power Diverters

RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan 11kw Defrosting Issue.

I think this is an interesting observation and aligned with what a few of us have been saying for some time: the sensors are only as good as they've b...

2 months ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Vaillant aroTherm Plus 10kW thoughts?

Good unit. And the 10 kW is the same as the 12 kW I believe. So if your installer has done a good heat loss, in theory you have some "headroom".

2 months ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Ecodan & MelCloud scheduling

@westkent Feel free to take a look atif you feel limited by Melcloud. (Disclaimer: I'm the CEO of Havenwise)

2 months ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Octopus tariffs - a quick comparison

Interesting comparison! Another good angle is the differences between seasons. Octopus Agile is relatively more attractive in shoulder months and su...

2 months ago

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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers

RE: How Do I Know When the Hot Water Has Run Out?

What @jamespa said. Or: some DHW tanks have multiple temperature sensor pockets. You might be able to place an additional sensor in a pocket in the up...

2 months ago

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Domestic Hot Water & Cylinders

RE: Ecodan & MelCloud scheduling

Yes, the 2 are separate. To add to the complex design from Mitsubishi: If the heat pump is in "run" mode on the Mitsi controller, it will ignore th...

2 months ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Commencing on an ASHP Installation Process

@sheriff-fatman , @jamespa , @ashp-bobba : Thanks for all the feedback and input! You touch upon the fact that DHW (domestic hot water) seems simply o...

4 months ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: Commencing on an ASHP Installation Process

@sheriff-fatman Good luck! 2 days is definitely short, curious how big the installation team will be.

5 months ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: My misgivings about installing ASHP and solar panels via the ECO4 scheme...

Agree with both @bontwoody and @editor : You need to vet the installer. If you can vet your installer, and only get the equipment you need, it's a goo...

5 months ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: My misgivings about installing ASHP and solar panels via the ECO4 scheme...

If you decide to move ahead with the heat pump, you can still keep the wood burner as backup if that gives you more peace of mind.

5 months ago

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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

RE: DHW SET UP with Samsung gen 5

@alfapat City Plumbing can also supply the Samsung WiFi gateway I believe, if Samsung themselves aren't very helpful.

5 months ago

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