Last seen: May 4, 2025
@heat-pump-newbie Hi HPN. We purchased the Gold level service. It was £264 per year for ten years. This includes an annual service by Daikin and all p...
@p-c-brown glad you enjoyed my thread. Derek’s point below is correct. Need to understand heat loss and heat demand before picking an ASHP version or ...
@william1066 hi. Thanks William. I already have a Daikin ASHP (heating only). So this was more an fyi for others to consider when investigating ASHPs....
Arh ok. Let’s see. Choice is always good. Seemed quite efficient & quiet Technology moves on
@cathoderay one size/answer does not fit all solutions. I have a 22year old bungalow heater by oil. ASHP fitted in April 21. No pipes or radiators cha...
@majordennisbloodnok I’m paying £264 per year for 10 years to Daikin. This covers annual service, call-outs, parts and labour if anything goes wrong. ...
@editor Thank you for the prompt Mars. I have written to my MP asking her NOT support changes to HVO and inviting her to come and see my ASHP. HVO i...
@derek-m the grid has decarbonised by 50% in the past 10 years. I’m sure you know better than me. There are only 3 coal power stations. One burns wood...
@editor I’m not sure how you calculate HVO is “greener” than the grid & hence an ASHP? An oil boiler is 85-90% efficient. My ASHP COP in cold wea...
@mjr I totally agree Mr J. HVO might be a very very very short term solution to one or two in the rural community, but electric ASHP or GSHP has to be...
@editor if you remember, it was one of the reasons I chose Daikin over the competition. I have not tested them on an emergency call out, but the servi...
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