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Last seen: Sep 18, 2026
Welcome @mickamills We too have an oversized 12kW Samsung heat pump installed on the ECO4 scheme. We cannot run continuously until outside temps fa...
@caron I can confirm that the power usage of the PW3 is quite high, and I was initially quite shocked at how high. Others have noted similar in discus...
Looking at your figures, I'm guessing you'd ideally need around 13.5-15kW of usable charge as an absolute minimum for a tariff like Cosy. That higher ...
I agree, I'm equally predisposed to a cold sunny winter's day over a milder wet day. Financially it's cheaper too - we can produce 10-15kW on a decent...
Not all "Heat Pumps" are created equal. Some outdoor units contain the circulation pump(s), others do not. The Samsung outdoor units does not contain ...
Not necessarily. Some more expensive batteries (e.g, GivEnergy, Tesla) also give access to more lucrative tariffs (Intelligent Octopus Flux), so one c...
We have solar, batteries and ASHP. We use seasonal tariffs. In the summer We use Intelligent Octopus Flux (we generate more than we consume, thus ar...
Following this discussion with much interest. We operate a set back, as much by necessity of having an over-sized heat pump, but also due to my Scro...
Thank you @transparent I see the closing date for the survey is Nov 20th, so I will think about your comments and how best I can draft a submission,...
@bontwoody I couldn't see from the graph, but what temp do you heat the DHW to, and how hot does it get to in 30mins? Is it just not able to heat to...
and we have some of the strongest tidal flows anywhere on the globe.
I cannot understand why heat pumps (and solar/battery) are not mandated for all new build properties in the UK. I know the government are unlikely to ...
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RE: Heat Pump deployment statistics: June 2026
To my eyes, sat behind all of this is a basic policy ma...
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
That calculation is reasonable, output is proportional ...
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RE: Recommendations in Ely (Cambs) area for Full setup checks on Nibe HP setup for House.
Have you looked at the Nibe website? They list their ap...
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
A not unreasonable position and it wouldn’t be mandator...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@batpred When the raw material input has increased in c...
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We kept ours and Heat Geek would have been in touch if ...
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RE: Starting Our Heat Pump Journey: 1962 build 3 bed detached house
@ian-s I would encourage you to have a conversation ...
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RE: Is it the house or the equipment?
Thanks @jamespa The last hard to fix draughts in the...
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RE: Vaillant Arotherm – Using Heating
@l8again Mine is typically using 11w including the i...
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RE: Next steps on my ASHP journey: Radiators and Pipework
If you have a flowmeter and two temperature probes, the...
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RE: Siting of the external sensor on a heatpump
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