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My Aira heat pump installation has been well documented in this forum but I've finally got round to editing the video's I did each day. Feel free to t...
Hi @m1308 as JamesPa said there are many variables but yes we have the Aira 8kW in a 3 bed,but ours is a detached Victorian property. We are about 11...
Octopus's heat loss calculation is very cautious. They told me my heat loss was about 13.5kw, so 'out of scope' for them, when my own heat loss calcul...
@ivanopinion Heat pumps really should have labels standardised. IMHO if says 8kw on the model lable, it should hit 8kw at a standardised flow temp (ma...
@trungdong I feel better now that the app shows energy consumption data. You can figure out roughly how it cycles from this. As we don't have COP data...
@andy_e That's quite a price difference. Octopus would not honour our quote of £4500 due to their heat loss calculation saying the heat loss was out o...
Following on from my issue with poor flow through a few radiators and likely following on from a poor Trustpilot review. Aira have been out this week ...
@borderbloke I was thinking similar to Toodles. Aira have partnered with Heat Geeks. Regional Aira teams have a go to contact for tricky installs and ...
Potential quick fix for any Aira Heat pump customer - if Flow temperature feels too warm for the outdoor temperature, using a lot of power, overshooti...
Forum Handle: MikeH Manufacturer: Aira Model:Aira 8kW Type: ASHP, Arrangement: Mono, Area of Country: Nottingham Home Type: Dethatched Hou...
Update from our Aira install. We've just had an engineer visit to balance the radiators and address weather compensation. We could have been seen last...
@johnmo You've got me thinking. I started downstairs closest to the buffer and only did the downstairs before stopping because the last 2 rads furth...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@old_scientist Have you ran the numbers as to which ...
By Papahuhu , 2 hours ago
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
D'oh - of course. I shouldn't post before my brain is f...
By Old_Scientist , 4 hours ago
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RE: Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
@rob-of-york I would concur with the underfloor insulat...
By Toodles , 6 hours ago
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RE: New Vaillant Arotherm controls link to existing thermostats ; wired vs wireless
Nothing attached! I have rads but UFH makes the case ...
By JamesPa , 6 hours ago
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RE: Cooling with air to water heat pumps
Passive cooling should always be the first call. Keep ...
By JamesPa , 7 hours ago
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
@rob-of-york Thank you, I’m thinking along these same l...
By Toodles , 23 hours ago
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@Mars Good questions! The downstairs unit did the maj...
By Rob of York , 23 hours ago
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
@dave, I think @jamespa has probably identified the mos...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
My thought is simple. Bring it on and bring on plug in...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Heat Geek mini store vs pump size
Yes I agree, that’s why Heat Geek have most likely sele...
By Tomtheheatingengineer , 3 days ago
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
By Mars , 3 days ago
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
@majordennisbloodnok @tomtheheatingengineer For my ...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
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RE: Is the "divide by 2900" rule still valid?
Really flow rate is a pipework limitation not a water p...
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