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Your Sensocomfort is the thermostat and it does work as one in partnership with the WC curve. In expanded mode it switches off once the room is above ...
Can you manually and temporarily raise the slope and or offset of your WC curve? On the Vaillant it would be by increasing the WC parameter but on the...
We’ve got a single 9.5kWh GivEnergy battery and it has been OK software-wise. Others have had real problems with the control side, in particular when ...
We only hit -3C and 65kWh electricity in 24hrs, a couple of days ago. We were using the wood burner too since we’ve got loads of scrap wood to burn,...
I’m hoping that in practice the two heat pump rule will allow one air to water HP and one air to air. This will allow fitting a smaller air to water...
There’s no prizes for design on our thermal cover. It’s 70mm phenolic taped in place, covered by tarpaulin to keep rain off the insulation. The batter...
Walking away from free stuff doesn’t seem a good idea. But the extent of the modifications you list “holes in brickwork and damage inside the house” i...
A friend used solar together and then a different installer was used. The installation was done well enough but they installed 6kW of panels on an 4kW...
Frost pockets are never a good idea! What water flow temperature do you propose at what external air temperature? That us needed for the heat loss c...
Can you provide some photos of the proposed position and potential alternatives then someone (who is probably not me but better qualified) can comment...
Could the ashp be wall hung? Then it could be higher up clear if the wheelchair path if it is a gable end? Just a thought?
@homonid we went the simple route when refurbishing the house 15years ago in using mains LED lights (in down lighters) and compact fluorescents elsewh...
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New Vaillant Arotherm controls link to existing thermostats ; wired vs wireless
I am feeling baffled and worried:We are having a an Aro...
By GutoFfowc , 56 minutes ago
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
@rob-of-york Thank you, I’m thinking along these same l...
By Toodles , 4 hours ago
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@Mars Good questions! The downstairs unit did the maj...
By Rob of York , 4 hours ago
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RE: Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
@donciccio I would suggest that you take a "fabric-fi...
By Rob of York , 5 hours ago
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
Any idea how efficient your gas boiler is? Is it a 50 y...
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
@dave, I think @jamespa has probably identified the mos...
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
My thought is simple. Bring it on and bring on plug in...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Heat Geek mini store vs pump size
Yes I agree, that’s why Heat Geek have most likely sele...
By Tomtheheatingengineer , 2 days ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@chandykris Swings and Roundabouts, you win some…. ...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
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By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Is the "divide by 2900" rule still valid?
Really flow rate is a pipework limitation not a water p...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation
@burtis, I’ve followed this thread pretty much from the...
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