Last seen: Aug 3, 2025
Hive and most other smart thermostats don't play well with heat pumps and should generally be disabled.. Radiators should be luke warm most of the tim...
I'm more than happy to try to help. Are you operating the heat pump 24*7 with all, or almost all, trvs fully open, room thermostat if any set...
Are you operating the heat pump 24*7 with all, or almost all, trvs fully open, room thermostat if any set at least 2C above target and weather compens...
@adisharma I'm really sorry to hear about your experience which unfortunately, whilst relatively rare, is not unknown in the renewables industry, or...
@sheriff-fatman Thanks for the very well thought through summary, which has elements common to others who report problems. Fortunately there d...
Havenwise is (or at least was when I spoke with them about 6 months ago) an online only service, no hardware required (other than an internet connecti...
I apologise that I must correct the above. Clause 5 of the regulations still requires a valid EPC. Clause 6 which previously specified that the epc ...
I have seen it argued that 'fabric first' is favoured by the fossil industries as a great way to delay material action. The carbon dioxide savings ...
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Heat pump designers will optimise for max scop at rated output by playing games with the operating point on the cur...
This screenshot from the John Cantnor video on cycling shows why it's highly likely that an someone significantly oversized heat pump is less efficien...
Fair enough. With R290 heat pumps, which seems to be the direction if travel for reasons of gwp, this is possible natively at a cop of >1. We j...
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@carlo - welcome to the forum. I don't know about LG...
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RE: Why do we need pressurised systems?
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RE: 300 Liter Tank - Do I have to heat it all?
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RE: My misgivings about installing ASHP and solar panels via the ECO4 scheme...
All noted and accepted and as I say I am sorry that you...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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I think it is very much me that is sitting outside the ...
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RE: Replacing Refrigerant on Mitsubishi Heat Pump
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Aggregators have been recognised for many years, and it...
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Great news I edited my previous post (probably af...
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RE: Double or Triple Glazed Windows?
@toodles Glad to hear things are progressing well for y...
By TRBob , 3 days ago
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How to waste energy (and time) playing with AI.
A friend of mine who subscribes to an AI service was ex...
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RE: Heat Pump Books For Beginners – Bodge Buster & From Zero To Heat Pump Hero
@topher you’re more than welcome to, yes. I’ll send you...
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RE: Fitting new shower valve ..........
I’ve never taken a chance when fiddling and changing ou...
By Mars , 5 days ago
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You should contact the council and report the unsatisfa...
By JamesPa , 5 days ago
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RE: Benefits of an extra horizontal loop for GSHP
I would deffo install an additional slinky run, especia...
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