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Heatpunk is very good and I was able to get an accurate result from thatwhich agreed with the sanity check of the annual gas bill. if you want to do...
I think I have only just understood a point that I think @transparent has made a couple of times. As a direct consequence of there only being one U...
We’ve just had a Vaillant installed (literally finished today) and the installer (Heatgeek elite) and Vaillant support has been excellent. So personal...
A separate reply about ventilation. The heat loss survey method includes heat loss through ventilation both deliberate and unplanned (otherwise know...
I totally agree with James’ approach of keep the heat pump running continuously during the coldest periods and use set back for overnight lower temper...
Our battery is connected to the mains via the AC3. The solar also connects to the mains separately which is 4kW of panels with a Sunnyboy “FIT” system...
Our AC3 gives 3kW output nominal and I’ve never seen more, certainly not up to the 4kW you state our battery can export. Your output power capability ...
@transparent we have a G99 for our 6kW PV panels and 9.5kWh battery and although we try to use all of our PV we export about 20% of it and it provides...
Our minimum usage in the night is ~150W but mostly it is more. Usual suspects WiFi mesh and extenders tend to dominate, inc MVHR. When we’re not here ...
Do we need to challenge personal circumstances on here? Surely not?
I hope it’s well insulated since with a 3kW immersion outside that could increase your bills a lot. How will it be controlled for how often it comes o...
I thought volumisers were in the heating loop and not the dhw? Our ufh floor covering has an absolute maximum temp of 29C for the glue on the tiles ...
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RE: Is your heat pump insured?
My home insurance renewal is due soon meaning I am doin...
By cathodeRay , 4 hours ago
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New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
It looks like Vaillant are updating the aroTherm plus l...
By Sandy , 7 hours ago
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RE: Planning Permission May 2025
Fair enough. I have read the legislation and MCS020a ...
By JamesPa , 7 hours ago
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RE: Share Your Experiences with Heat Pump Manufacturer Support
Ive called most of them over the years. By far the best...
By dgclimatecontrol , 7 hours 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 , 11 hours ago
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RE: Octopus Cosy & Octopus EV + bidirectional smart tariff, together. What, eh?
I've certainly seen that on their Ts & Cs page but ...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 1 day ago
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RE: ASHP heat output monitoring
@carlo - not much better, is it. It looks more like a u...
By cathodeRay , 1 day ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
this document extensively describes (in a non-blame, ne...
By Judith , 2 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 , 2 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 , 2 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 , 3 days ago
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RE: 300 Liter Tank - Do I have to heat it all?
Cross references for @martingale Background discussi...
By Transparent , 3 days ago
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@ecobaker May I ask a question of you please. I too hav...
By Papahuhu , 3 days ago
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It's unclear to me how the Smart Control project work b...
By Transparent , 4 days ago
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RE: Have Consumers Been Lied to About the Efficiency of Heat Pumps Made in China?
@pavel, this isn't about discrediting Chinese products....
By Mars , 4 days ago
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
We had an excellent four months (11/3 to 15/7) generati...
By JulianC , 6 days ago
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RE: Is this just haze or something more?
I think the present somewhat cooler hazy days show the ...
By Judith , 6 days ago
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RE: My misgivings about installing ASHP and solar panels via the ECO4 scheme...
All noted and accepted and as I say I am sorry that you...
By JamesPa , 6 days ago
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I think it is very much me that is sitting outside the ...
By Grantmethestrength , 6 days ago