Last seen: Sep 15, 2025
You're quite right, @djh; the path the spelling has taken is indeed very interesting and in some senses unexpected. Thanks for the information - I've ...
Another couple of linked questions, @davidalgarve; how many of you are there living together and how much hot water do you actually use? In our hous...
Of course, it might not end up as a subsidy at all. It could equally end up as a systemic overcharging per unit except where a cap is put in place for...
Heat pumps, of course, generally keep track of their power usage so the most accurately targeted, IMHO, would be a tariff for a consumer prepared to a...
Quite right, @abernyte. Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace. Arguably the world's first computer programmer and a historical giant.
He, he. If we're being absolutely strict about it, Turing was still only following on from Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage. Not sure either of them ...
Hmm. A bit of a nuanced answer, methinks. As I've already mentioned a number of times, our heat pump was installed by Doré Woodman and we were entir...
😁 After more than a quarter of a century married, she’s more than inventive enough already if the situation calls (and I have deserved it on...
Agreed, @jamespa, and understood. However, since an issue related to open plan design has been mentioned I would suggest there is still a place for de...
He, he. You got me rereading what I posted. Fortunately, I did say “once again with…” so there was a qualifying part to the sentence. Houses certa...
I’m still undecided on this point. Flattening the peak requires, as you have mentioned, each home to have its own energy storage solution and that i...
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RE: Testing new controls/monitoring for Midea Clone ASHP
I doubt it, many 'improvements' are quite the opposite....
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RE: Electricity price predictions
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By Toodles , 2 hours ago
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RE: Big Changes Coming to Our Heat Pump System
@jamespa The dormitories at my boarding school (in Exet...
By Toodles , 2 hours ago
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RE: Who’s Caved and Switched the Heating On Already?
In the last week, the external temperature in south Man...
By GrahamF , 18 hours ago
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Ok. Two schools of thought. The first is to run the ...
By JamesPa , 18 hours ago
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@drei Willing as I am to help, I don't think I'm yet ...
By JamesPa , 19 hours ago
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RE: Is Your Broadband Router the Weak Link in Your High-Tech Home?
I hear you on the locality issue @transparent, and I ag...
By Scalextrix , 21 hours ago
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Selling 5 year old ASHP & Gas Combi Boiler - £590
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By Paul G , 22 hours ago
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
@pash44pump Referring to the problem of rooms with diff...
By Tasos , 23 hours ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Er true, it should have read l/hr!
By JamesPa , 24 hours ago
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@damon thanks. I will do as you suggest. Hopefully I wi...
By bontwoody , 2 days ago
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RE: Is a Valliant Inline 6kW heater a BUS buster?
Much of that is true in principle, but its not likely t...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
@dgclimatecontrol I attach the responses from 2 potenti...
By pash44pump , 3 days ago
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RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
@dgclimatecontrol thanks, that's helpful.
By JamesPa , 4 days ago
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
I realise im overdue an update on my situation. first...
By Cleardene-ashp , 4 days ago
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RE: Replacing Worcester oil boiler with an ASHP
@toodles thanks. I was told by the engineer that this h...
By JulianC , 4 days ago
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
A week later, I'm finally picking up this comment... ...
By Transparent , 4 days ago
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RE: COP is not the only measure of efficiency
We keep all our TRVs fully open using the whole house a...
By Old_Scientist , 4 days ago
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RE: Havenwise App Help & Forum Support – Get the Most from Your Heat Pump
I am pleased to say at 4pm today we have added another ...
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