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Last seen: Nov 11, 2026
Have you considered keeping your FF boiler and supplementing it with an A2A heat pump (that can also provide cooling in summer). You could run it over...
Flush and fill all complete. Octopus kindly gave us an hour of free electricity today, so after heating the DHW to 57C (ASHP and immersion on full w...
Samsung (and another OEM) recently announced ASHPs that can do both A2A (for heating and cooling) and A2W for (heating and DHW) in one outdoor unit. I...
Would something like the extremely popular Midea portable split unit work for you: I know a few people who have purchased such devices this year ...
Microwaves are not very efficient at around 50-65%, but they are still better than an electric oven which can be as low as 40% if the seals are not gr...
Did someone mention cake? I concur. Our two person household average is 12.5kWh. It was closer to 10kWh but has increased since getting our Powerwal...
Yes, my 50L volumiser uses the two lower ports, so there's probably around 5-10L of dead space in the bottom for any debris to settle. Only niggle is ...
Thanks @papahuhu, I appreciate your help.
I saw mention of that optimised charging in an update release a few months back, but I've also never seen it in action on my PW3 - it always fully cha...
@papahuhu It's definitely not slimy. It's dry and powdery. When I swabbed some on a dry cotton bud, I could see extremely fine orange dust in the...
The Y strainer has been cleaned a few times, and minimal amounts of small black debris was present each time. Definitely no concerns there. The magf...
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Should I change my cylinder when changing from a gas boiler to a heat pump.
I have 178 L Gledhill unvented cylinder which was fitte...
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Should I change my cylinder when changing from a gas boiler to a heat pump.
I have 178 L Gledhill unvented cylinder which was fitte...
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
Impressions so far from the one I've installed are that...
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@batpred The Daikin temperature probe protrudes from th...
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
@editor And as an occasional contributor, may I say wel...
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RE: Should Households Who Can Afford It Pay More for Energy to Help Those Who Can't?
They don't have to try. Our entire system is d...
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RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?
Fair enough. I guess I was thinking of pipes that run ...
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RE: How Can I Prove Coal Was My Main Heating Source Without Receipts?
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
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