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How are you measuring electricity consumption? I know that some Mitsubishi ASHPs give overestimated readings of standby consumption using their own i...
and none to do anything about it afterwards.
Very interesting and quite a detailed reply. And from a Lord no less. I think the problem is that many/most suppliers insist on a full heat loss sur...
Very interesting and quite a detailed reply. And from a Lord no less. I think the problem is that many/most suppliers insist on a full heat loss sur...
Never mind the pipework and lagging, who decided to put the FTC control panel so close to the floor? That is, to say the least, a bit inconvenient. ...
As @walkers-heatpump says, the defrost cycle doesn't use the immersion heater, it simply runs the heat pump in reverse and temporarily extracts heat f...
Explanation here The only thing I'd add is that the ASHP only kicks in at the configurable 3-20 deg set point and when the flow gets below 15 deg...
My heating is off (on standby, not powered down) overnight and I'll not be the only one to do this. I also like to go away to warmer places in the wi...
My heating is off (on standby, not powered down) overnight and I'll not be the only one to do this. I also like to go away to warmer places in the wi...
It's not quite like that; it's the outside temp that causes Freeze Stat to run (or not). What happens is you set the outside temperature at which Fre...
@amanda1 I have an Ecodan that replaced storage heaters and I've gone from using about 20,000 kWh for heating and HW to about 7000. A medium sized...
Hello @lenny and welcome. It's hard to tell when it's late May but how is it so far? Were you given a walk through, manuals, instructions and so on?
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
Hi, sorry that I have been absent for a while. I'd like...
By baroquebank , 2 hours ago
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RE: To re-pipe or not to re-pipe? Moving from oil boiler to air source heat pump.
@penval, really useful update. After all the discussion...
By Mars , 6 hours ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@papahuhu I prefer to look at it simplistically. We d...
By Old_Scientist , 1 day ago
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
D'oh - of course. I shouldn't post before my brain is f...
By Old_Scientist , 1 day ago
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RE: Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
@rob-of-york I would concur with the underfloor insulat...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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RE: New Vaillant Arotherm controls link to existing thermostats ; wired vs wireless
Nothing attached! I have rads but UFH makes the case ...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Cooling with air to water heat pumps
Passive cooling should always be the first call. Keep ...
By JamesPa , 1 day 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 , 2 days ago
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@Mars Good questions! The downstairs unit did the maj...
By Rob of York , 2 days ago
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
@dave, I think @jamespa has probably identified the mos...
By Mars , 3 days ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
My thought is simple. Bring it on and bring on plug in...
By JamesPa , 3 days 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 , 4 days ago
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
By Mars , 4 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 , 5 days ago



