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1) That's great that you've got UFH, it works great with heat pumps as it allows for low water temperatures whilst still being comfortable. You will h...
I've become quite active since I stopped lurking by trying to look at the simple things on questions from people struggling with costs etc running the...
@lucgw I'm sorry to hear about your problems. I suggest you make another thread about your system specifically to not get it confused (or maybe @edito...
@mcwatson1974 were those doors fitted when the heat loss survey was done or did you add them in afterwards? Your house must be incredibly efficient ot...
That's true, but it doesn't necessarily mean you need a hotter flow temperature (or stove top). Given enough time at the normal weather compensated fl...
This is my thought exactly. I suspect many of us were running at or below design temps (4 degrees below in my case), so is it any wonder the ASHPs wer...
It probably won't matter for this weekend or for a couple of days, but if you go away when it's as cold as it has been this week, remember that your h...
@cathoderay have you considered getting a Homely? And obviously I agree that the manufacturers should do better. It winds me up that they all have t...
@cathoderay I think one day you're just going to have to dive right into doing it from modbus yourself if there's not a starting point out there to he...
I have a latest generation Daikin LT Altherma unit. I have got a basic setup going by using a custom integration on Home Assistant to get some basic i...
I don't fault your maths for your use case, but a lot of people complaining don't know how to use their heat pumps properly. You can't go all that wro...
In short yes it does use more energy to do that. However, with your EV tariff it might be more complicated to tell you how not doing that would affect...
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RE: Where heat loss surveys seem to go against practical reality
I am amazed that there is not something out there to me...
By JamesPa , 2 hours ago
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RE: Next steps on my ASHP journey: Radiators and Pipework
@bobflux The hydraulic simulator is very interesting...
By Rob of York , 7 hours ago
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RE: 7kW EV Charger Options Advice
Thanks. Yes, we have patchy 4G. The only option we had ...
By Rusty , 13 hours ago
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RE: Being screwed over by Volkswagen Audi Group
Thanks, @batpred. That integration is the one I have in...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 1 day ago
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
@batpred I suspect it will be more this year. I had 9 ...
By AndrewJ , 1 day ago
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RE: Surface mount or bury primaries for heat pump installation?
@jamespa It's rusting 🙂
By tomasmcguinness , 1 day ago
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RE: Glass lined Cylinder for private water supply
Thank you, once again, for your replies. Yes...
By ian33a , 1 day ago
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It’s been out a few days and Amazon has already attache...
By Mars , 1 day ago
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
Yes, and this is another point I agree. We did find a f...
By Batpred , 2 days ago
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RE: Problems with sizing a replacement for a Viessmann Vitocal 200-S
A very good point. In effect, the DHW pipework is an em...
By cathodeRay , 2 days ago
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
@tim441 Here are those same three month periods for 202...
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RE: Adding additional Solar Panels to a DC coupled battery system
@transparent thank you for your reply above. As alway...
By Old_Scientist , 5 days ago
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations
@rob-of-york — thanks for posting this, all very useful...
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