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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: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
@brad I've also not heard back from Vaillant. I'll foll...
By Mars , 38 minutes ago
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@moman0311 welcome to the forums. I've received your em...
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RE: Anyone still weathering it out with Agile?
Yes, but now try finding a working phone box….
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RE: Thermostat for Ideal Logic Air with 3 zone support
No harm at all in plumbing it as 3 zones, I would have ...
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RE: ASHP heat output monitoring
@carlo I see there is a discussion in Facebook user gro...
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RE: Flexi-Orb Heat Pump Scheme: A Game-Changer for the UK's Heat Pump Industry
MCS have set a potential trap in the new version of MCS...
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RE: Who has a V2G EV installation
General comment on battery care... I guess if ev is on ...
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
@old_scientist I have never cleaned the mag filter myse...
By Toodles , 3 days ago
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@old_scientist like for like comparisons are almost imp...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@old_scientist There is an option in the Tesla app that...
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RE: Mitsu Wireless Controller and MelCloud
On the FTC5 I think this requires the dip switch on the...
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RE: Octopus Cosy & Octopus EV + bidirectional smart tariff, together. What, eh?
@old_scientist me too. Just installed my new heat pump ...
By Eliuccio , 5 days ago
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RE: Is your heat pump insured?
Yup just spoke to Privilege to inform them of my impend...
By Scalextrix , 5 days ago
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues
Just to keep everyone in the loop, as the site continue...
By Mars , 5 days ago
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RE: Fast DHW setting on Midea (Clivet) heat pump
@simon-w, is this something you could potentially assis...
By Mars , 6 days ago
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RE: Share Your Experiences with Heat Pump Manufacturer Support
Fwiw I called my installer out for the first time a few...
By JamesPa , 6 days ago
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RE: Long term efficiency degradation
@jamespa yes as I thought thanks. We have a reaso...
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RE: Sunamp Thermino Heat Battery
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RE: Planning Permission May 2025
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RE: How do I choose a single room MVHR to prevent losing heat in my bathroom ?
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