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Last seen: Apr 24, 2026
What a surprise! If there is an opportunity to defraud another human, someone will exploit it!
Unfortunately its a function of the physics. Max heat pump output naturally changes with OAT and FT, that is unavoidable. Some manufacturers, most n...
In a word yes, based on what you have told us. You wont find many heat pumps with an output less than 5kW, and unless your house is very badly built...
In principle you are almost certainly right, but in practice its going to need a lot of measurement and interpretation unless its a slam-dunk case whi...
Strange, perhaps it doesnt use modbus which the third parties tend to focus on initially and, unlike Vaillant (which also doesnt use modbus) is perhap...
I'm jolly glad I don't have to make that decision which, either way, has been made politically toxic! It may be getting easier but if uk gov were to ...
Yes for sure, but large radiators dont change the mass flow calculations and thus the viability or not of the microbore.
To the first point I agree. I guess that their thinking was, we have to demonstrate a price fall in April, but we cant actually afford it long term s...
Yes I did, I chose variable at the beginning of the year because of the (by then) known price drop in April which I wasn't clear would apply to fixed....
er - how much is the Oil price rise relative to the electricity price rise? A lot more I imagine. If this is the case then it may well be less likel...
Fair enough. As I said originally when you asked what people think my main reaction is Meh! Im not going to get animated about what represents such ...
Avoid the pre-plumbed cylinder - it includes a low loss header which you dont want Installation/system design is more important than hea...
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
What a surprise! If there is an opportunity to defraud...
By JamesPa , 56 minutes ago
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Unfortunately its a function of the physics. Max heat ...
By JamesPa , 60 minutes ago
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In a word yes, based on what you have told us. You wo...
By JamesPa , 1 hour ago
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RE: Microbore heat pump installs
In principle you are almost certainly right, but in pra...
By JamesPa , 1 hour ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
@old_scientist We are a low mileage home, so bulk of ou...
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There are just too many unknowns for me to comment on p...
By Transparent , 4 hours ago
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RE: What is the main ‘dictator’ of Agile’s unit price?
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RE: Brand and installer questions for ASHP
Strange, perhaps it doesnt use modbus which the third p...
By JamesPa , 7 hours ago
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RE: Upgrading my system, how far do I go?
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RE: Minimum and Zero Disrupt Heat Pump Installations
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RE: High air source heat pump running costs – Vaillant AroTherm Plus
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RE: My Grant R290 9kW Heat Pump Installation
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
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