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Last seen: Sep 17, 2026
That valve on the end looks like a lockshield to me. It doesnt appear to be thermostatic and is clearly a valve.
If you want A2W then you may want to consider fancoils or UFH either of which will do 'light cooling' (ie cooling where you keep the water above dew t...
Most (perhaps all) heat pumps have this as an option , but one that you can generally switch on/off through the menu, albeit sometimes the installer m...
I am sure I wont need anything bigger for the inverter, but the grid supply is fused at 80A so any components and cable upstream of the first MCB hav...
Thanks, I understand and indeed understood all of that, which is why my original diagram showed thick cable (illustrated by a thick line) from servic...
@transparent thanks The main fuse is 80A, I was told to upgrade from 60A before getting an ashp. In retrospect I don't know why. Howev...
I think the one in the cupboard is the MMI and the one that looks like a thermostat the Madoka. The Madoka is described as a wired remote controller ...
@bash That confirms it. The Madoka or equivalent (I think there is also another older generation device looking something like the below) should be ...
I cant comment on autoadapt (a) because I dont have an Ecodan and (b) because its likely to be house dependent. I tried the Vaillant equivalent and i...
Is that a Daikin one or a third party one and what will that be used for?. In general you want to use external controls/thermostats only as limiters ...
OK so back to your original question/the question I posed (now slightly modified in the light of new info) The first question to answer is ...
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RE: Recommendations in Ely (Cambs) area for Full setup checks on Nibe HP setup for House.
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
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RE: Starting Our Heat Pump Journey: 1962 build 3 bed detached house
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RE: Is it the house or the equipment?
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RE: Vaillant Arotherm – Using Heating
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RE: Next steps on my ASHP journey: Radiators and Pipework
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RE: Siting of the external sensor on a heatpump
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