Forums

Forums
Members
HughF
Activity
 
Notifications
Clear all
HughF
@hughf
Member
Noble Member
3009 kWhs
Joined: May 2, 2022
Last seen: Jan 29, 2025
Profile Activity
Topics: 6 / Replies: 481
AllTopicsReplies
Reply
RE: Daikin problem

@togfather as I said before, you won’t beat oil with a heat pump….. Oil really is the cheapest heat source out there. Anyway, back to the original i...

1 year ago
Forum
Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
Reply
RE: Swimming pool ASHP used for UFH?

Swimming pool heat pumps often lack the reversing valve to do a defrost…. Mine certainly does. you’d be much better off using a mini split, gutt...

1 year ago
Forum
Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
Reply
RE: Performance in the current cold snap…

@iancalderbank we can argue with installers on Linkedin about how they're mostly incompetent 😀

1 year ago
Forum
Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
Reply
RE: Performance in the current cold snap…

@bontwoody My self install seems to be working nicely too, despite me ignoring the manufacturers instructions and running it direct, open loop... I st...

1 year ago
Forum
Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
Reply
RE: Performance in the current cold snap…

@derek-m it’s interesting you discuss the changes in outside air temp as registered by the sensor, so commonly mounted on the evaporator guard. Mine...

1 year ago
Forum
Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
Reply
RE: Performance in the current cold snap…

@william1066 it’s a hard one to compete against, Oil…. Definitely the cheapest fuel source for home heating. I went into this with a break even with...

1 year ago
Forum
Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
Reply
RE: Installation queries for Grant Aerona

@jwilliams89 ah, ok you’re changing the sealed units. Gotcha. It might be possible, with a simple change of glazing bead to go for triple, In the exis...

1 year ago
Forum
Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
Reply
RE: Installation queries for Grant Aerona

@jwilliams89 sensible…. We’ve just completed an upgrade to triple glazing, it has made a big difference. Mainly because I supervised the measurement a...

1 year ago
Forum
Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
Reply
RE: Installation queries for Grant Aerona

Nothing wrong with 45 degree flow, that will be at the design outside temperature, which in your area might well be -2 or -5. After all, there needs t...

1 year ago
Forum
Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
Reply
RE: Defrost Cycles - How Common Are They?

I think the Carel platform just calls this ‘coil temperature’…. It’s always below ambient when in heating mode, unless it has just done a defrost.

1 year ago
Forum
Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
Reply
RE: Grant Aerona circulation/system pump staying on

My pump stays on 24/7, as it's the only pump in the system and I don't ever turn my heating off.

1 year ago
Forum
Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
Reply
RE: Performance in the current cold snap…

@cathoderay ah yes, because the Midea is only a single fan, for apparently up to 16kW of output... Working that evaporator coil very hard. My 9kW, w...

1 year ago
Forum
Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
Page 10 / 41
Share:

Join Us!

Heat Pump Dramas?

Thinking about installing a heat pump but unsure where to start? Already have one but it’s not performing as expected? Or are you locked in a frustrating dispute with an installer or manufacturer? We’re here to help.

✅ Pre-Installation Planning
✅ Post-Installation Troubleshooting
✅ Performance Optimisation
✅ Complaint Support (Manufacturer & Installer)

👉 Book a one-to-one consultation now.

Latest Posts

x Powerful Protection for WordPress, from Shield Security
This Site Is Protected By
Shield Security →