Last seen: Nov 23, 2025
@jamespa In winter, assuming your DHW tank is within the heated envelope of the house, it offsets the space heating, so no actual loss. It's i...
@JamesPa I think the physics is your enemy here. Water has an enormous heat capacity compared to more or less anything else. So it needs a lot of e...
@transparent It's got both - look: They are interactive so if I touch them I get more details. I think they are both quite nifty. 😁 ...
@transparent How does their software collect that data? From Smart meters? ... being polled each hour to obtain 'live' data? It's an odd deci...
@downfield I jumped ship from 🐙 Tracker to a Fuse Energy fix - I asked for reviews from users and all were pretty satisfied. It's got big b...
My first winter with a heat pump too. 3 bed bungalow - 90 sqm (ish) plus cellar, average but patchy insulation, built into a hill & a bit expose...
@transparent @lucia - are you noting all this? I am indeed (and thank you for tagging me) but restraining myself until later as I have soooo ...
@editor Why This Must Change The UK government needs to scrap the marginal pricing model and adopt a fairer system that reflects the real costs of ...
@cathoderay The problem is, unless I have missed something, is he just asserts system volume 'really helps' with defrosts, which I take to mean it re...
@jamespa Multiple zones (with all that implies), buffer tanks/low loss headers, volumisers (which should be distinguished from buffer tanks as they...
Meant to add this but have been buried under piles of work. My submission: "The proposal to add the cost of an additional allowance for the Networ...
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RE: Octopus Cosy Heat Pump Owners & Discussion Thread
If you saw it with your own eyes I wouldn't attempt to ...
By AndrewJ , 8 hours ago
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Our 7kW Vaillant is wall mounted, no problem neat insta...
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RE: Replacing my 18 month old ASHP
@trebor12345 @jamespa If it helps any this documents...
By RobS , 9 hours ago
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RE: Cashback Incentives That Reward Shorter Ideal Heat Pump Warranties
Comment to bring this topic back into the spotlight for...
By Mars , 10 hours ago
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RE: Maintaining temperature on windy day
I used to, but now I am retired. Mostly I miss doing th...
By cathodeRay , 10 hours ago
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RE: Solis S6-EH1P8K-L-PLUS – Why I Chose It and What I’ve Learned So Far
Quick update, Solis AI looks like work in progress. Had...
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@davidalgarve that sounds like the recommended method, ...
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RE: Extend the colder range of the weather compensation curve?
Daikin has a slope WDC which changes per degree of temp...
By RadWhisperer , 16 hours ago
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RE: Why Millions of UK Homes Struggle With Heat Pumps
The idea (and at least one similar product) has been ar...
By JamesPa , 16 hours ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?
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By benson , 20 hours ago
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RE: Commencing on an ASHP Installation Process
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RE: ECO4, ECO3, ECO2, ECO1, HUS, BUS, GBIS Dedicated Support and Advice
@toodles very happy too (I have no vested interest othe...
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RE: Boxt Heat Pump Installation Experience
By Andrew J H , 1 day ago
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RE: Don’t Install a Heat Pump Until You Read This
I feel for you. I have never done a major 'build' per...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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Threeway Diverter Valve question
I am looking at a few upgrades/fixes to my Grant Aerona...
By Grantmethestrength , 2 days ago
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Thank you! I use plotly in python, with the data comi...
By cathodeRay , 2 days ago
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RE: 10kw heat pump run in 24*7 data?
Vaillant are pretty good maintaining their ...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Grant 13kW Aerona3 - issues getting zones to temp
So this morning marked 24 hours up for installer. Rooms...
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