Joining the Renewable Heating Hub forums is completely free and only takes a minute. By registering you’ll be able to ask questions, join discussions, follow topics you’re interested in, bookmark useful threads and receive notifications when someone replies. Non-registered members also do not have access to our AI features. When choosing your username, please note that it cannot be changed later, so we recommend avoiding brand or product names. Before registering, please take a moment to read the Forum Rules & Terms of Use so we can keep the community helpful, respectful and informative for everyone. Thanks for joining!
Last seen: Jun 27, 2025
@robl I agree completely.... Insurance products are miss-sold to those who can least afford them, usually. That's another one of my pet hates. I wou...
@morgan almost certainly, yes… if you’re the sort who likes a warranty then servicing will be a requirement to maintain that. Although like most war...
@morgan I wouldn’t know, I won’t have anything to do with the clowns at MCS. They serve to stifle the transition to low carbon heating and their very ...
R290 (propane) - no need for f-gas. Appliances Direct will, however, sell you an f-gas one if you tell them you’ll use a local installer 😉 ...
Why do you need it serviced? It's not a combustion appliance.... It's a fridge, in your garden.
You’re all set to go then - fyi, Toolstation are probably the best source for off-the-shelf M press fittings. Screw fix sell conex B-press which no-on...
Rent a press gun for the weekend and just re-plumb it yourself. The Samsung isn’t remotely complicated to plumb up. Just follow the midsummer wholesal...
@transparent I couldn't agree more... I won't go deeply into the reasons why my wife ended up on pre-payment at her property, but the short version of...
SMETS1 prepayment installation about 4-5yrs ago now from BG. No issues at all, apart from the inability to now hedge prices by buying energy at time o...
Really not sure about claiming for this... I have neither electricity, or gas, at my property. Currently heating with coal and can easily afford the n...
if your ashp has hydraulic schematics for these types of install (vaillant for example) then copy those exactly. Otherwise: The plumber should use c...
- 26 Forums
- 2,610 Topics
- 60.8 K Posts
- 142 Online
- 6,967 Members
Join Us!
Worth Watching
Latest Posts
-
RE: Home automation and the cloud; is there a better way?
+1 It's not just cloud though. Many devices have repl...
By bobflux , 48 minutes ago
-
RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
An incredibly enlightening piece on the subject by @maj...
By Mars , 6 hours ago
-
RE: End-of-Life Heat Pumps: How Do You Dispose of an ASHP in the UK?
We've started to document everything, and part 2 of the...
By Mars , 6 hours ago
-
RE: Summer usage. Why is my Vaillant Aerotherm using so much energy on "heating"?
So the red bars are 'DHW' and the yellow bars 'heating'...
By JamesPa , 8 hours ago
-
Its good kit the Midea and significantly cheaper, you w...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 11 hours ago
-
RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
Have you tried cutting the grid feed to see what actual...
By JamesPa , 11 hours ago
-
Contractors pack for inta antifreeze valves are around ...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 11 hours ago
-
RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
Critics and naysayers will be negative whatever the gov...
By JamesPa , 11 hours ago
-
RE: Microbore heat pump installs
In principle you are almost certainly right, but in pra...
By JamesPa , 21 hours ago
-
RE: Electricity price predictions
@old_scientist We are a low mileage home, so bulk of ou...
By ChandyKris , 23 hours ago
-
There are just too many unknowns for me to comment on p...
By Transparent , 1 day ago
-
RE: What is the main ‘dictator’ of Agile’s unit price?
@toodles I keep an eye on wholesale prices and energy m...
By ChandyKris , 1 day ago
-
RE: Brand and installer questions for ASHP
Strange, perhaps it doesnt use modbus which the third p...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
-
RE: Upgrading my system, how far do I go?
For comparison, my PW3 with 11.04kW inverter, will char...
By Old_Scientist , 1 day ago
-
RE: Changes to Tesla Powerwall Charging Regime?
Elon gate - legendary! I take my hat off to you @toodle...
By Old_Scientist , 1 day ago
-
RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan not good enough ?
Thanks @goody, appreciate the feedback and sorry you ha...
By marcexec , 2 days ago
-
RE: Minimum and Zero Disrupt Heat Pump Installations
True (first sentence) Thats the reason to consider th...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
-
RE: High air source heat pump running costs – Vaillant AroTherm Plus
Quite right. I was using a rough guesstimate of doublin...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 2 days ago
-
RE: My Grant R290 9kW Heat Pump Installation
Again, really don't know how accurate this is! &nb...
By petch , 3 days ago
-
RE: MCS Quality Audit – Has Anyone Had One? Did It Lead to Remediation?
@toodles The whole scheme is a shocking waste of money....
By Papahuhu , 3 days ago
-
RE: DIY or Don’t Touch? Solarman Smart Meter Install
Yes, and these guys would probably be my preferred inst...
By Batpred , 3 days ago
-
RE: Hot water tank lose heat rapidly on random days
@jamespa Hopefully their reasons are well intended! ...
By Bash , 3 days ago
-
RE: Ecoflow UK Support & Info Thread
As mentioned above, we’ve got our full review of the Ec...
By Mars , 3 days ago
-
RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
@sonosppp welcome to the forums. I see you've posted in...
By Mars , 4 days ago

