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Correct but I am not sure octopus actually offer that. As they have a design flow temp of 50 degrees. Which is high in the heat pump world. Rather tha...
But strange they are really sure what they install and say they actually check for glycol when they service. Different kit required to check glycol an...
Inefficient noisy, not sure where that statement comes from? How efficient the heat pump is down purely to system design, many things screw with th...
From design guidance MCS requires weather compensation to be available on all space heating systems but does not stipulate how this must be set up. ...
If the radiator feels warm the flow temp must be above body temperature. So your system is running very hot for the current temperatures. Is it set to...
I did a couple of days testing running weather comp and a fixed flow temperature with thermostat control on similar average temperature days, one bein...
Is there flexible hoses between heat pump and the solid pipe?
Do your maths with Sunamp and ASHP. They used to do a low temperature one for heat pumps, but now they do not. So your heat pump has to be able to run...
Think you found a sympathetic installer. As the grant rules state (2) A heat pump meets the suitability criteria in relation to the eligible propert...
To get the grant you are supposed by the rules to heat your home and DHW via the heat pump. MCS then states the minimum sized based on number of bedro...
Low and slow is best, running like a gas boiler you will need a second mortgage. So weather compensation is best
That's a low flow condition. Do you have lots of zones (thermostats) if so what's happening is the zones are closing off, and the circulation pump can...
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