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Last seen: Oct 14, 2026
That's stupidly cheap off peak, and will halve your motoring costs. Hard to imagine given what's happening and the current costs of electricity (I kno...
One can only hope. We were in that position back when Putin invaded Ukraine, but I fear that as long as bills just continue rising, many a person ma...
Why? Factor in 85% efficiency for that oil boiler and you're looking at more like 14p/kWh. Therefore, a heat pump with a COP of 4 (easily achievab...
Unfortunately this tale of woe perfectly illustrates why removing the link to gas prices in the UK system won't result in cheaper electricity prices a...
Same here - I record the price of oil on the 1st of each month in my spreadsheet and work out what my break even price for electricity would be given ...
All very reasonable. During 2 winter's of usage, I only recall 1 defrost cycle occurring during the DHW cycle, probably a result of always trying to r...
@jamespa Sorry, I've checked and am unable to find a system schematic showing a volumiser in any of my Samsung documentation (I thought it did). The...
Whilst I generally agree with the above, it can be manufacturer specific. For example, my Samsung heat pump will take heat from whichever cycle is a...
@morgan A friend of ours told us they placed an order with Boiler Juice just before the conflict and Boiler Juice cancelled the order a couple days la...
Indeed. My point was that if you design for a flow temp of 50C at -3C based on a 10kW heat loss, and in reality the heat loss is more like 7kW then yo...
@petch just wondering how your averaged heat loss survey data compares to actual usage data. Is your existing boiler gas, and if so do you have access...
@petch Yes, if the flow and return pipes immediately split into 22mm runs for upstairs and downstairs, then each branch should theoretically be able t...
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The installer visited yesterday and suggested the noise...
By JamesChatz , 1 hour ago
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RE: Heat Geek installations: share your experiences
I struggled with this problem as well. An independent t...
By L8Again , 2 hours ago
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RE: Heat pump branding. Clever, contemporary… or a bit too much?
I am not here to defend Heat geek or anyone else, but I...
By JamesPa , 2 hours ago
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
Your house sounds a lot like mine. 2 surveyors each sp...
By JamesPa , 4 hours ago
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RE: Heat Geek Zero Disrupt: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
Thats true only if you do the wrong experiment. Done c...
By JamesPa , 5 hours ago
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
@temperature_gradient Isn't that just describing a regu...
By Prunus , 5 hours ago
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@etchedpixels I thought about that too, and between ...
By RonV. , 7 hours ago
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RE: battery storage without solar
As of October 1st they need specific qualifications to ...
By EtchedPixels , 17 hours ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
With regards to the BUS grant raid, I gave it more thou...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 18 hours ago
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
The whole system seems to work on the basis of...
By ian33a , 19 hours ago
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
Good plan. If you can get half hourly meter readings a...
By JamesPa , 24 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pumps Without Grants: Would You Have Installed One & Will You Now?
@editor Most certainly. The heat pump was an ideal s...
By Abernyte , 24 hours ago
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
Yep I caught our slow leak from a £100 bill rise 8)
By EtchedPixels , 1 day ago
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RE: Do You Need a Buffer Tank or Low Loss Header for Underfloor Heating in a Large Property?
@jamespa in some cases, failing the Turing test might b...
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