Last seen: Jun 10, 2025
And it's still down to different opinions 🤣 Maybe I'm over thinking it? 8kW when I only need 5 feels like a significant oversize to me. I h...
I was thinking that using an oversized HP just to heat the hot water on a few days but the heating not running as efficiently as it could for most of ...
Worryingly I'm very unsure we have the collective sense to do enough without an emergency, by which time it is probably too late. As for using t...
@johnmo Thanks for the link. That's the R32 HP, we are looking at the R290 which seems to be much closer to 5kW especially at higher LWTs. We have th...
@jamespa Thanks for pointing out about the output difference. Maybe the 5kW Vaillant will be a better fit as it would have some head room. I'll have ...
Which setting are you on, Standard? I found Smart just kept the house a degree above the set point all the time. I haven't tried Standard.
Interesting discussion, and good to get the other view of the heat pumps ability to heat the DHW. I'm not againest using the immersion overnight and I...
@toodles I was finding a similar thing, it was maintaining the highest temperature that I had set at any point during the week. I did discuss this wi...
@bontwoody We do have an EV but I've been on Agile for years as it has always worked out cheapest. I do intend to get batteries at some point and the...
As I'm back on the forum to ask more questions I thought I should update on the Homely. It turns out it wasn't just the battery and a new node was se...
I registered as an installer and now have access to the Connect site which shows graphs with more data on. I did get a call from them to ask about my...
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