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Last seen: Feb 9, 2026
@burtis Sorry to hear about your challenges. Beyond the physical install, have you been happy with your energy bills and the performance of the unit?W...
@ivanopinion Did they install the wifi gateway? How are you controlling the unit?
@trungdong @mike: Thanks for sharing your experience on this forum. Very interesting to see your journey. I'm quite astonished with the level of issue...
@ivanopinion Good perspective! Apologies if this is somewhere else on the forum but which brand did you go for? I'm guessing Vaillant or Viessmann sin...
@mikeh Interesting comment about radiator balancing. When would that take place?
@project_electrify I believe that the Daikin 9 kW is a repackaged 16 kW unit. That means it will struggle to modulate low enough, leading to cycling a...
@mikeh Don't sign off until everything is done correctly!
@morgan How much solar PV capacity do you have installed? I would think that with good control + your solar PV and batteries, you would be better of...
@editor Absolutely. We saw the cylinders and plumbing, talked about controls. Everything one needs to know about heat pumps.
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?
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