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Last seen: Feb 9, 2026
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.
Thanks for checking Mars!It's strange though, because the Vaillant documentation does say that the Sensocomfort is optional. See illustration on page ...
@transparent Here you go/p> Box 3.6 page 16
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