Last seen: Jan 13, 2023
Two weeks have passed since everything was commissioned. The ASHP has used 520 kWh of electricity so far, averaging 35 kWh per day (excluding the fir...
I've had my LG Therma V running for a week now. We have underfloor heating throughout. DHW is set to 50 degrees and water flow temp is set to 40 deg...
thanks @Mars - just watched it, and very interesting!
Our ASHP is finally installed 🙂 Because our house already had underfloor heating in every room, I was expecting the installation to be a relativel...
Tomorrow's the big day... installation! Yesterday, our energy supplier (Neon Reef) went in to administration, so we've gone from a 13p/kWh fixed pri...
HIES have responded to my email, I feel their response is actually much more informative than the response I had from MCS: First of all, I would s...
Their assumptions are listed in the heat loss calcs. I gave an example above about how their assumptions for the glass is different. It's the same fo...
I think this is exactly what's happened. All three companies have used different inputs for the wall insulation, roof insulation, glass heat loss, et...
Indeed, I thought the whole point of using MCS certified installers to provide a service was to get some level of guarantee that they do things correc...
I've updated the summary to show the calculated heat loss in watts and the heat loss W/m2 as per @Kev M's suggestion. Company A heat loss calculatio...
@editor Yes, please do. Thanks!
Latest Posts
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RE: Commencing on an ASHP Installation Process
@sheriff-fatman Thank you for a very detailed review of...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 9 hours ago
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RE: Ripped Off: How UK Homeowners Are Paying Gas Prices for Wind Energy
I believe there's another reason that network upgrades ...
By Transparent , 10 hours ago
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RE: Why Your MCS-Certified Installer Might Not Be As Competent As You Think
I'm more than happy to try to help. Are you op...
By JamesPa , 14 hours ago
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RE: What’s the modern take on advised types of insulation?
@jeff I am sorry @jeff if I have misunderstood what you...
By Toodles , 15 hours ago
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RE: 5 Star Service from Havenwise
@sheriff-fatman Good post. I am also considering Hav...
By Morgan , 19 hours ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?
@editor Cobbler’s Mantra that!
By Toodles , 20 hours ago
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RE: Radiators downstairs are cooler at the bottom after ASHP install
@melonbuffet This is great assuming now the down stairs...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 2 days ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
Australia Blue, the first wind farm in Western Victoria...
By Morgan , 2 days ago
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RE: Flow rate discrepancy between ASHP and manifold
That's useful thanks, I hadn't seen that table before. ...
By AshRolls , 2 days ago
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In principle I agree, @johnmo, but with provisos. The...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 3 days ago
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RE: Heat pump installation and BUS Grant timings
@jamespa Thats how I understood it too. 🙂
By ASHP-BOBBA , 3 days ago
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RE: Antifreeze top up for my heat pump - is this a rip off?
@sallyl That sounds about right if they are re-filling ...
By Brendon Uys , 3 days ago
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RE: Enabling WiFi: Samsung ASHP on Smart Things App
I would switch it off and see if anyone noticed. We use...
By Anonymous 5011 , 3 days ago
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I wouldn't be so sure about that. Heat pump designers ...
By JamesPa , 4 days ago
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RE: Jokes and fun posts about heat pumps and renewables
@toodles they're a rowdy bunch!
By Mars , 4 days ago
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RE: Home energy storage & battery register
@jamespa To a certain extent, by exporting to the grid ...
By Toodles , 4 days ago
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues
@editor Fairy Nuff Mars, I doubt that my ramblings woul...
By Toodles , 6 days ago
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RE: Confusion about heat pump sizing
We’ve published a deep dive into heat pump sizing, and ...
By Mars , 6 days ago
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We’ve published a deep dive into heat pump sizing, and ...
By Mars , 6 days ago
