Last seen: Jan 8, 2025
@ajdunlop Auto adaptation will work if dip switch SW5-2 in the FTC6 is on. You don't need a wireless remote or thermistor as long as the main cont...
@trbob It sounds like you're close enough. It's impossible to use WC alone to control room temperature and be 100% right in all weather conditions....
@cathoderay very interesting and a shame it's so tedious to do. Have you tried a scatter graph of ambient vs energy consumed? It's quite a good p...
If your heat loss really is really 5 kW @-2.5 then I think your 11kW ASHP will have to cycle at 5-6 degrees ambient. Have a look at the attached. ...
They do. My ASHP will happily heat all my radiators and hot water to 55 degrees when it's below zero outside. I wouldn't be happy with the bills thoug...
Please do. I'm no expert but it's often said that draught proofing is as important, if not more so, than insulation.
Wow, that's a lot of energy. Do you know the heat loss of your house? I sometimes wonder about the value of EPCs. My house is about the same size a...
Congratulations! Let us know how it goes. How long is the job scheduled for?
We have a wood stove and a coal burner. The wood stove is used as a feature mostly, burning 50/50 scavenged and bought wood. It does kick out a lot ...
I get paid extra via RHI; about enough to recover what it cost. You couldn't get it paid for via RHI now. You could pay for the meters (power meter ...
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RE: Can you help with our research: solar panels, EV chargers, home batteries, heat pumps?
Nice one @toodles... always appreciate your enthusiasm ...
By Mars , 8 hours ago
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@profzarkov Good to know in case it ever happens to me...
By bontwoody , 12 hours ago
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
@patrickvito We have had car dealers re-powder coat the...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 13 hours ago
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RE: Are Octopuses Slowing Consumer Adoption of Heat Pumps?
I mean, is this surprising? The local installers in my ...
By Alex , 13 hours ago
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@old_scientist sorry, I should have made it clear that ...
By GrahamF , 13 hours ago
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RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan 11kw Defrosting Issue.
@thundermink can you provide photos to illustrate your ...
By Morgan , 13 hours ago
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RE: Boiling Mad: Exposing Radiatorgate
Hi @Rob, I’d be more than happy to contribute. I have ...
By DREI , 16 hours ago
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
@andris a great year - very happy with our system
By Profzarkov , 18 hours ago
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RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
After our rather lengthy meander off piste, I thought I...
By GrahamF , 19 hours ago
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
@pash44pump - to collect the IAT/OAT data, can I sugges...
By cathodeRay , 21 hours ago
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RE: Ecodan software update. Real or scam?
@vinz86 Contact Mitsubishi and an engineer attends and ...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 1 day ago
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@drei When I was in local government we were of cours...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Heat Pump SCOPs – The Truth Might Not Be What You Think
Sufficient system volume is also essential for ensuring...
By Old_Scientist , 2 days ago
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RE: Flexi-Orb Heat Pump Scheme: A Game-Changer for the UK's Heat Pump Industry
As someone who has suffered from a Heat Pump installati...
By DREI , 2 days ago
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
I’ve also got a dual fuel Rangemaster. We originally ha...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 2 days ago
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RE: Octopus tariffs - a quick comparison
@tim441 I’d agree wholeheartedly with that, with 2 x Po...
By Toodles , 3 days ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
@bontwoody Maybe one for @editor to consider whether a ...
By ChandyKris , 3 days ago
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RE: is a home battery without an EV worth it?
You would think, but when I had my Powerwall 3 installe...
By Old_Scientist , 3 days ago
