Last seen: Aug 12, 2025
If you are thinking of heating on the immersion consider a solar diverter which precisely matches load to available power. I had one until I got an a...
I absolutely wouldn't remove the buffer altogether, I'd convert it to a volumiser. My suggestion above was intended to convey that sorry for not bein...
I have seen this discussion (not exactly this article) before and the argument for a 3 port buffer over a 4 port buffer does indeed make sense to me. ...
My wife's nephew has installed a smart shower which can be time limited (and presumably monitored/controlled) from his phone to deal with the excessiv...
Overshoot due to small system volume, with a control loop that assumes a larger volume? Just a guess. I think Mitsubishis cooling capacity tables ...
I'm fairness to Havenwise the logic of dhw heating is tricky. Many people including me have their dhw deliberately set to reheat once per day only....
Yes, but hopefully only for a few days of the year. If you wanted cooling more frequently I would be concerned about the effect of the cycling on com...
I think that explains it. Unless you can somehow increase load or system volume I think you are stuck with the cycling, unless of course others can s...
Sorry to start with the obvious but are the radiators getting cold and are the fans on. Heat pumps cycle when cooling for the same reason as they cy...
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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 ...
By Eliuccio , 16 hours ago
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RE: Is your heat pump insured?
Yup just spoke to Privilege to inform them of my impend...
By Scalextrix , 17 hours ago
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Well by my reckoning based on the Flexible Octopus unit...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 18 hours ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@old_scientist I have had the first PW for some 2 years...
By Toodles , 18 hours ago
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues
Just to keep everyone in the loop, as the site continue...
By Mars , 1 day ago
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RE: Fast DHW setting on Midea (Clivet) heat pump
@simon-w, is this something you could potentially assis...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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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...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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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
@jamespa yes as I thought thanks. We have a reaso...
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RE: Who has a V2G EV installation
I agree, but a word of caution. V2X is also sometimes u...
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RE: Sunamp Thermino Heat Battery
@jamespa A few days after the installation had been com...
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RE: Planning Permission May 2025
Fair enough. I have read the legislation and MCS020a ...
By JamesPa , 5 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...
By heat-pump-newbie , 5 days ago
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RE: ASHP heat output monitoring
@carlo - not much better, is it. It looks more like a u...
By cathodeRay , 6 days ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
this document extensively describes (in a non-blame, ne...
By Judith , 6 days ago
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RE: Ecodan - Legionella Operation Time and Target Temperature
Once the white plastic cap is removed, my immersion loo...
By Old_Scientist , 7 days ago
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RE: Replacing Refrigerant on Mitsubishi Heat Pump
@dgclimatecontrol I don't know, but they were not happy...
By DavidAlgarve , 7 days ago
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RE: Why do we need pressurised systems?
A good question @toodles. My old open thermal store and...
By AllyFish , 1 week ago
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RE: 300 Liter Tank - Do I have to heat it all?
Cross references for @martingale Background discussi...
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@ecobaker May I ask a question of you please. I too hav...
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