Last seen: Sep 13, 2025
On the other side of the coin - although not the subject of this topic - the heat pump will operate at greater than 80% capacity on only 12 days. Alth...
@lucia In my last house, I painted the radiators in my children's bedrooms. They were in their early teens at the time and they were allowed to choos...
@jamespa I suspect the 'big bang' approach is (largely) necessary to meet the requirements of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
Maybe it will change when MCS Mk II comes online sometime next year (or just wishful thinking?). In the meantime householders have no option but to a...
Basically, yes. I've got an unusual shaped home; it's not a regular rectangular box. It also incorporates several different construction methods. Some...
My fabric analysis came out at 11.7kW but I recall erring on the side of pessimism with measurements, U values, etc. I'm assuming (to be verified) t...
"Stoke on Trent in the north of the country"! - just saying... I have a GE AIO and I'm very happy with it. The notable disadvantage is the absence ...
Here is a plot I created when I first began the analysis of my gas-fired heating system around 18 months ago. Since we are discussing how someone such...
I think you know the answer 😉 I also found that my itemised quotations generally quoted around the VAT inclusive prices when, not only can ...
@cathoderay I really wouldn't like to hazard a guess at my boiler's efficiency. Even with flow temperatures around 60C and return below 50C during ...
@majordennisbloodnok - I think this issue is complicated by the boundary layer effects.
@transparent - This brings back memories of 25-30 years ago when I was responsible for shipping some crates of electronic equipment to China. I manag...
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RE: Big Changes Coming to Our Heat Pump System
I am quite evangelical about my ASHP, even though the i...
By Grantmethestrength , 8 minutes ago
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RE: Testing new controls/monitoring for Midea Clone ASHP
Thanks, that might explain the when, and possibly the w...
By cathodeRay , 47 minutes ago
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RE: Mitsu PAR-WT60R Wireless Controller - options
How it does it's job is something of a mystery although...
By Abernyte , 3 hours ago
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RE: MCS certificate SCOP vs real-world performance
MCS:3.65 Reported by Vaillant: 3.96 (heating only); 3....
By JamesPa , 4 hours ago
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RE: Powerwall 3 or Myenergi or something else?
Yes I was thinking of outdoor, IP65 batteries with buil...
By Temperature_Gradient , 7 hours ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Water pump will certainly make a hum (which could conce...
By JamesPa , 10 hours ago
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@jamespa Thanks. Yeah any adjustments Ive made at pr...
By cliffhanger , 10 hours ago
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RE: How to choose Towel Rails for an ASHP
@rob-nezard yes absolutely. Here is the link and a pho...
By GrahamF , 2 days ago
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@mixergy Thanks for the update, I would appreciate some...
By bontwoody , 2 days ago
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RE: Is Your Broadband Router the Weak Link in Your High-Tech Home?
Unfortunately I'm not that well connected 😂 ...
By Scalextrix , 2 days ago
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RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
It is interesting to see what our new Grant Aerona 290 ...
By GrahamF , 2 days ago
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
I noticed that too and thought the same thing, but then...
By cathodeRay , 3 days ago
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RE: Ya can’t win! It is S*d’s Law!
@old_scientist If IOF is still running next late spring...
By Toodles , 3 days ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
Those of you on Agile will do well tomorrow; there are ...
By Toodles , 3 days ago
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RE: Who’s Caved and Switched the Heating On Already?
We've been running our Ecodan system, installed in June...
By Sheriff Fatman , 3 days ago
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Ok. Two schools of thought. The first is to run the ...
By JamesPa , 4 days ago
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@drei Willing as I am to help, I don't think I'm yet ...
By JamesPa , 4 days ago
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Selling 5 year old ASHP & Gas Combi Boiler - £590
Selling a 5-year-old Daikin Altherma Hybrid Air Source ...
By Paul G , 4 days ago
