Last seen: Aug 8, 2025
The useful bit is the bit that specifies the heat loss at the design temp ( presumably around -3). It's your choice of course but I genuinely fear t...
@harryrea In a heat pump only system you are never heating space and DHW simultaneously because they require different flow temperatures. For the sam...
Ok so I think you consider it (structural zoning, not hybrids) mainstream. Fair enough. Let's consider a couple of fairly mainstream examples. a) ...
I'm not an expert on SAP TBH but others here are. Could you post the full report (feel free to redact personal info) which will give a better insight...
I'm still struggling with this (on the grounds that it's unnecessarily complex) for the typical 100sq m, roughly cuboid, property that makes up the va...
First question is why do you think you need 18kW? Whats the house construction and where are you? 45W/sq m is high for a modern purpose built house...
They haven't asked me to prove that I have an EV (I do) but the terms do require that you charge an EV from time to time, so I guess they could if the...
@heatgeek I do wonder whether in a house with high thermal mass whether some degree of look ahead control would be useful particularly in the seasons...
Ours is also still on. Heat pump kicks in a bit at night when it's very cold (6C last night) and generally is off all day. The key as mentioned abov...
- 26 Forums
- 2,123 Topics
- 46.7 K Posts
- 83 Online
- 4,531 Members
Join Us!
Podcast Picks
Latest Posts
-
RE: Is your heat pump insured?
My home insurance renewal is due soon meaning I am doin...
By cathodeRay , 20 hours ago
-
New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
It looks like Vaillant are updating the aroTherm plus l...
By Sandy , 22 hours ago
-
RE: Planning Permission May 2025
Fair enough. I have read the legislation and MCS020a ...
By JamesPa , 22 hours ago
-
RE: Share Your Experiences with Heat Pump Manufacturer Support
Ive called most of them over the years. By far the best...
By dgclimatecontrol , 23 hours ago
-
RE: How do I choose a single room MVHR to prevent losing heat in my bathroom ?
An update on the Heatsava. It is the most difficult thi...
By heat-pump-newbie , 1 day ago
-
RE: Octopus Cosy & Octopus EV + bidirectional smart tariff, together. What, eh?
I've certainly seen that on their Ts & Cs page but ...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 2 days ago
-
RE: ASHP heat output monitoring
@carlo - not much better, is it. It looks more like a u...
By cathodeRay , 2 days ago
-
RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
this document extensively describes (in a non-blame, ne...
By Judith , 2 days ago
-
RE: Ecodan - Legionella Operation Time and Target Temperature
Once the white plastic cap is removed, my immersion loo...
By Old_Scientist , 3 days ago
-
RE: Replacing Refrigerant on Mitsubishi Heat Pump
@dgclimatecontrol I don't know, but they were not happy...
By DavidAlgarve , 3 days ago
-
RE: Why do we need pressurised systems?
A good question @toodles. My old open thermal store and...
By AllyFish , 3 days ago
-
RE: 300 Liter Tank - Do I have to heat it all?
Cross references for @martingale Background discussi...
By Transparent , 4 days ago
-
@ecobaker May I ask a question of you please. I too hav...
By Papahuhu , 4 days ago
-
It's unclear to me how the Smart Control project work b...
By Transparent , 4 days ago
-
RE: Have Consumers Been Lied to About the Efficiency of Heat Pumps Made in China?
@pavel, this isn't about discrediting Chinese products....
By Mars , 4 days ago
-
RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
We had an excellent four months (11/3 to 15/7) generati...
By JulianC , 7 days ago
-
RE: Is this just haze or something more?
I think the present somewhat cooler hazy days show the ...
By Judith , 7 days ago
-
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 , 1 week ago
-
I think it is very much me that is sitting outside the ...
By Grantmethestrength , 1 week ago