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Good idea. If you can move it, try to avoid placing it somewhere it gets affected by whether the unit is on or off. Midea heat pumps (or at least...
Thats a bit of a design flaw. Maybe a strategically placed sunshade is required!
Thats bizarre. It definitely needs to be in the shade! There is a reason small weather stations are inside Stephenson's screens! Vaillants are w...
I think the point is that the sun can be out, but it can still be very cold, so you still need some heating. @richard24738 seems to have a problem th...
Thanks for the analysis of the capabilities of the various smart TRVs. Its interesting that Wundasmart and Wiser work by PID, which suggests that, wi...
Thats simply not true (to any material extent), which is where you are going wrong!. Essentially you are mixing up cause and effect. The heat outpu...
Understood, but it feels like a no-brainer. As I remarked above b atteries almost make financial sense/already do for some even now!
Not necessarily, wrongly set up it will make cycling worse (sorry, comment refers to buffer not turning up pump speed) The solution is to replumb as...
Yes The problem with buffer tanks (unless they have only 2 ports) is that you get mixing between flow and return, unless the pumps either side are ...
Well found. If that's the case and assuming it's 3 or 4 port not 2 port that could account for another 10-15%. Ideally it needs to go but installers...
Useful. When did it go into shade? If not then, what else was happening at the same time?
Really, only 10%, thats much smaller than I imagined. Doesn't seem a particularly challenging target to me given the right incentives, which surely a...
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@toodles agreed... probably worth effort at sub 10p? ...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
That's the sort of good design we would expect from Tes...
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RE: ASHP heat output monitoring
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
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RE: Mitsu Wireless Controller and MelCloud
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RE: Octopus Cosy & Octopus EV + bidirectional smart tariff, together. What, eh?
@old_scientist me too. Just installed my new heat pump ...
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RE: Is your heat pump insured?
Yup just spoke to Privilege to inform them of my impend...
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues
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RE: Fast DHW setting on Midea (Clivet) heat pump
@simon-w, is this something you could potentially assis...
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RE: Share Your Experiences with Heat Pump Manufacturer Support
Fwiw I called my installer out for the first time a few...
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
@sandy, I'll send Vaillant an email tomorrow and see if...
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RE: Long term efficiency degradation
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RE: Who has a V2G EV installation
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RE: Sunamp Thermino Heat Battery
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RE: Planning Permission May 2025
Fair enough. I have read the legislation and MCS020a ...
By JamesPa , 6 days ago
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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...
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
this document extensively describes (in a non-blame, ne...
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RE: Why do we need pressurised systems?
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