Last seen: Sep 23, 2025
Assuming you'll be paid for your export at some point, why can't you run the ASHP for HW while solar PV is generating? You get hot water for free, and...
@alec-morrow A topic close to my heart, thanks for posting about this. "Engineering-led policymakers in other countries effectively removed on/off c...
MelCloud is down for us. Anyone else?And anyone who knows what the reason could be?
Would recommend asking another opinion. The 11 kW heat loss seems high indeed if 2 others came up almost half of that.I'm also surprised Aira would in...
Totally makes sense @bontwoody and @toodles! Comfort is #1. Location and person dependent.With that in mind, you'll always have some cycling during mi...
@bontwoody I've previously heard a rule of thumb to limit to 3-4 start/stops per hour. Maybe a stupid question: Do you need the heating today? How war...
Interesting to see whether the market will move to Time of Use (Octopus) or Type of Use (OVO) tariffs...
15 years is what I have heard as a guideline
@toodles Hi Toodles, a bit off topic but curious to learn how much you pay for the annual service contract? And is that with the installer or the heat...
Glad to hear it's resolved, and wasn't a major issue.
THANK YOU Mars! This is very close to the feeling I had after my call earlier today.
I called Vaillant's technical service today. They weren't able to give a 100% definitive answer so we'll have to test I think.
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