Last seen: Feb 5, 2026
I went through this consultation and answered where I had a relevant input. But mostly my reaction was”what on earth for?” They seems to be scratching...
@batpred excel mainly!
@mk4 good luck with the installation your research should be worthwhile. There’s no point turning down the 16kW to lower levels (and it’s unlikely to ...
One aspect of making insulation air-tight that hasn’t been mentioned is wind washing, a strange term which is if the insulation isn’t sealed (like aro...
Our solid-walked garage was made into a heated room using external phenolic insulation 75mm thick, very well taped, then over rendered with silicone ...
@mike-camelot I thought it did have ufh from memory on one of the later updates. Sorry! BUT at first I used an equivalent radiator from the W/m2 heati...
@patrick you won’t fully know until you have it in place. The simple solution to uneven front back heating is leave doors open (our option). The more ...
From my understanding your valves operated as they should they dumped water to save damage to the ashp. You need to find the “away” mode if Midea ha...
@sheriff-fatman no in the middle of tea and making phone calls but husband watched some and he only winced once with the home owner saying “it’s great...
@mike-camelot I have used Heatpunk as well as my own spreadsheet and got both to align with annual heating bills. I have a copy of heat engineer but g...
@sjc123456789 I totally agree withJames’s comments on heat pump size and JohnyB’ on floor insulation. Our house is 200m2 not very well insulated (sold...
I’d choose Vaillant of the two too. We heard too many sorry tales locally from people who couldn’t control their Samsung well. You’ll find them on her...
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RE: If a heat pump can only heat DHW to 50C then what? Issue with 18KW Heliotherm heat pump
Hi, Nothing yet. I've asked customer to measure flow...
By errmm , 4 hours ago
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RE: High Temp Heat Pumps for fast warm-up of house
I don't know exactly how long it takes to heat up (and ...
By JamesPa , 5 hours ago
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RE: Need help maximising COP of 3.5kW Valiant Aerotherm heat pump
OK. What Im seeing looks fairly normal TBH: 1 start ...
By JamesPa , 6 hours ago
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RE: Vaillant Tech Support Flagged Low DT: UFH Return Cold, Suspected Zero Flow
@editor thanks for the tips which I will try before cal...
By DavidB , 8 hours ago
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RE: Daikin 6kw setup with Dixell controller
@jamespa Many thanks for your reply, a very detailed an...
By CraigH , 8 hours ago
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RE: Exploring the role of alternative clean heating solutions - Government Consultation
Despite reservations, I found some time to respond to t...
By Rusty , 8 hours ago
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
@crankplus, nope, still not, and I've followed up with ...
By Mars , 8 hours ago
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RE: Octopus Cosy Heat Pump Owners & Discussion Thread
@agentgeorge Probably, but temperature change at -10 ha...
By AndrewJ , 9 hours ago
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RE: External wall insulation - your experience
To be clear, my experience was very positive. The journ...
By Batpred , 11 hours ago
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@foxesfan Re: ‘Servicing’ as @editor has covered in his...
By Toodles , 11 hours ago
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RE: A Smarter Smart Controller from Homely?
@benson No idea why mine doesn’t work, all I see on ...
By Papahuhu , 12 hours ago
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RE: Battery sizing - How low can you go!
It seems I am seeing something similar to what you do, ...
By Batpred , 13 hours ago
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RE: Gaslighting in the heat pump industry – has anyone else experienced this?
Don’t know if this is relevant to this thread, but my A...
By Gruff2001 , 13 hours ago
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RE: Bosch CS5800i 5kW - Experience So Far
@majordennisbloodnok While getting Home Assistant runni...
By Steelbadger , 1 day ago
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RE: MCS - BS EN 12831-1:2017 – Heat Loss Survey
Since May 2025 it no longer a requirement in England to...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
Forum Handel @jancold Manufacturer: Daikin Model: E...
By Jancold , 1 day ago
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RE: Octopus Cosy 12 Heat Pump Regret: Incredibly Loud, Poor Heating & Constant Hum - Help!
@harriworld it was roughly 3am for an hour as that’s ...
By L2jad , 1 day ago
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RE: Hoped for improvements not being realised on my Mitsubishi heat pump
I have been wondering that myself. The fact is that, ...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Filtering Tap Water – Share Your Setup for Cleaner, Better-Tasting Water
I remember when I was in my early 20s I was introduced ...
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RE: Setback savings - fact or fiction?
But if it is recorded an an integer, which it seems it ...
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