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I feel the best first question after establishing that a heat pump is over-sized (even massively so say 3x) is does that affect efficiency? John Can...
it’s much more efficient to run a heat pump continuously but for everyone in the end it’s about money. So if you were able to run only on the cosy che...
@iraknic have you established that you can hear your system? Ours is very much quieter than the old gas fired boiler, no radiator creaking for example...
@sicky I can’t separate out the garage EWI easily since it was part of a bigger job. The insulation was 70mm which is about what you need for building...
@boycey The only added wrinkle for your flat is that 5kW is a lot for a 2bed flat so your pump perhaps could be on for less time. UFH often has a “lon...
@sicky our garage was made into a warm room using external insulation and its usual to use a system, primer, glue, fixings, board, render. Ours happen...
Perhaps you should sort out /have someone else sort out your system and then you’ll will know what matters. I know several posters here have told you ...
I spotted our value ages ago buried deep in a document/menu but now can’t re-find it! It will be the same 4C as JamesPa’s value, assuming it’s the d...
Can you explain the freeze stat function please? What is it supposed to to do? It us certainly to be described/labelled differently on other makes but...
Definitely interested in hearing more. Did you get the government grant?
@editor it would have been easy if the first guy who visited very promptly had been more software savvy but he did say he didn’t know much(!)
I’m not surprised an installer suggested replacing everything since he gets more work! Your system is 16 years old so what else might need changing?...
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@toodles I wasn’t getting very far, so contacted hom...
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RE: Isolating the system for a planned power cut
This would mean a lot more to us if we could see photos...
By Transparent , 14 minutes ago
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RE: Battery storage to run Heat Pump.
I can't see electricity pricing falling, the government...
By Jeff , 17 minutes ago
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
If I were in your situation I would personally be strai...
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RE: New Fogstar 15.5kWh upright solution
Ah... now I can see a photo,and that changes the advice...
By Transparent , 59 minutes ago
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RE: Heat loss calculations and how they work in conjunction with heat pump sizing
@jamespa thanks for sharing your analysis. We have a c...
By GrahamF , 1 hour ago
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RE: Who has a V2G EV installation
I appreciate that it is very likely to cause confusion....
By Batpred , 1 hour ago
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RE: What’s the modern take on advised types of insulation?
I suppose Green indeed... 😁 And everybody has...
By Batpred , 2 hours ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
The cylinder is there because heat pumps are 'low and s...
By cathodeRay , 2 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pump Installers: Competence, Illusion and the Hard Truth Homeowners Must Face
I couldn't agree more. We stuck with one particular g...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 3 hours ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
That's an important point for this entire topic: Renewa...
By Transparent , 3 hours ago
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RE: Ecodan Energy Monitoring Pack
Even large pumps can be on 16 amps single phase, so the...
By Batpred , 4 hours ago
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RE: PV Panels on roof in Conservation Area
I also live in a conservation area in Derbyshire. I sim...
By Morgan , 6 hours ago
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Yes, I did mean graduates, but not just in physics. Q...
By Transparent , 19 hours ago
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RE: Radiator sizing for heat pump installation by British Gas - are these correct?
You are spot on. I don't know TBH as I don't have ...
By JamesPa , 22 hours ago
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RE: Daikin Octopus installation update - I saw my first defrost. 😍😂
@editor Just had my first defrost of this season. ...
By Mike Patrick , 1 day ago
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
That will be producing significant losses due to phase ...
By Transparent , 2 days ago
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Which tells us something (including possibly everything...
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