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Last seen: May 14, 2026
Solis AC-coupled 3kW storage inverterPylontech batteries: 3x US3000C, 2xUS2000 totalling about 15kWh.
@batpred frost protection £632 ??? That is taking the piss. Frost protection valves are about £100 each. Additional labour to fit them is about 10...
@judith what potential for noise? Why this idea that an old cylinder would be noisier then a new one?
On the subject of whether to keep an existing DHW cylinder... We kept our existing cylinder in a recent HG zd install. It is a 120l copper vented cy...
Another Vaillant user here. For the sake of correctness, the Vaillant app does not allow you change the room influence mode (inactive/active/expanded)...
Isn't that the crux of the matter? Swapping a Combi for a cylinder may require a complete replumb of much of the hot water pipework - depending on whe...
This is certainly what my system does. At the end of the DHW cycle, the diverter valve switches back to the radiator circuit, whilst there are quite a...
There has been quite a bit of discussion (mostly on OEM forums I think) that the flow/return temp sensors used by Vaillant on the Arotherm units are n...
That is, I beleive, the biggest pile of Bullsxxt ever (or at least, not the whole story). I have an Arotherm+ and have no legionella cycle configur...
I should add perhaps that will some jiggery-pokery with Python on a Rasberry Pi, and Open Energy Monitor, my EvoHome room temperatures, are all being...
@giganto I feel compelled to add my thoughts on this, if I may chip in? I too recently had an ASHP (Vaillant) installed, replacing a gas boiler. We ...
I am in the fortunate position of having independent monitoring (using OEM) of the heat pump and all temperatures. One thing I noticed quite early o...
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RE: Heat pump installation quotations
@batpred The only draughty place is in the living ro...
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Don't you dare. You just carry on as you are; as @batpr...
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RE: Heat pump design review please: 5 kW Vaillant aroTHERM Plus heat pump
@ragtime27 some rooms in our house only have one place ...
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
I didn't know about those, they look like good pieces o...
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@mkz, that's very helpful. Even if Urban Plumber are no...
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RE: Several AC coupled batteries
That is a good point, a manufacturers can stop trading,...
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My first question is why bother with the auto balancin...
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
Hi @hanno - good question. The range of hybrid invert...
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RE: GivEnergy inverter tripping due to over-voltage?
@transparent the inverter was installed in 2021 and afa...
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I share the same experience as @majordennisbloodnok hav...
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
I hope so, @toodles. It's not often that we see a situa...
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RE: Electricity price predictions
Good point, I do expect the bonus of putting my energy ...
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RE: Daikin ESPAltherma and Home Assistant installation
@bash, something we haven't touched on already relates ...
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
Vaillant arotherm plus 12kW. Installed March 2025. Ex...
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