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: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
@drei Based on your recent posts, I am wondering what y...
By JamesPa , 58 minutes ago
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
1040kw Even beat June and July. Great month.
By Andris , 1 hour ago
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
I'm guessing these are the mcs defaults which are likel...
By JamesPa , 2 hours ago
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
Hope they know what they're doing regarding paint types...
By PatrickVito , 2 hours 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 , 4 hours ago
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RE: Octopus tariffs - a quick comparison
@tim441 I’d agree wholeheartedly with that, with 2 x Po...
By Toodles , 6 hours ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
@bontwoody Maybe one for @editor to consider whether a ...
By ChandyKris , 11 hours 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 , 12 hours ago
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@mars That response surely deserves a nomination for Tu...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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Specifying batteries, pv solar etc using ChatGPT
I thought I'd try to use ChatGPT to specify my requirem...
By Tim441 , 1 day ago
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RE: Ecodan & MelCloud scheduling
When I interviewed Mitsubishi Electric at Installer ear...
By Mars , 1 day ago
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RE: Rodents! A word of warning for heat pump owners
@lucia One look at that protection and the rodents will...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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What is the Heat Geek Guarantee?
We regularly hear from homeowners who are researching i...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
@adamk, interesting point. I’ve not focused much on Hea...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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Intelligent Octopus Flux (IOF) Review
I promised @toodles that I would provide an update and ...
By Old_Scientist , 2 days ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
I am pleased to see the change. We definitely need t...
By Jeff , 3 days ago
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RE: How Do I Know When the Hot Water Has Run Out?
@transparent that is a very interesting suggestion, tha...
By GrahamF , 4 days ago
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation
Sorry to resurrect this thread, but it is sort of relev...
By cathodeRay , 4 days ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?
I missed your 22nd June post on this. I am sure it can ...
By cathodeRay , 4 days ago
