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Last seen: Oct 27, 2025
Thanks both. i hadnt really considered the heat loss reducing on the 1st floor. that makes sense. Yes we pushed back on all radiators - the ones ...
I’m sort of keen to try it , seems like a good solution provided condensation is kept under control. no idea how to change the daikin for it to cool t...
Good comments above. Personally I decided to take the very attractive subsidy today - as costs come down (for parts of the install as explained above)...
I had a similar issue but convinced the installer to leave them . They don’t switch off (no trv), and in actual fact 2 of them and the heat from downs...
Octopus designed my home to 21 living areas ,19 bedrooms at 50c at -2 ish. In reality my flow temp is 38c at -3 and that keeps the whole house at 20.5...
My view is the heat geeks seem to be revered beyond what is rational. I would imagine their install will be good, but there is no chance it will be 5k...
Ps the HIES insurance is worth absolutely nothing
I am not an expert at all in terms of pipework sizing, but what I learned from my heat pump journey is that it’s all based on surveys and not an exact...
I have all of my upstairs radiators and downstairs UFH on one zone , and all of the flow pumped from the ASHP (no separate circulation pump for UFH). ...
Has anyone done a self install of homely ? or self installed a planet device (I also couldn’t really find reviews ) They both look simple to inst...
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RE: Jokes and fun posts about heat pumps and renewables
@transparent I’ve heard that that is why American cars ...
By Toodles , 1 hour ago
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
Have either quote provided room by room heat loss calcu...
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
@old_scientist if you are going DIY then you may wan...
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
After a short while that was followed by the 'power war...
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RE: Samsung heat pump - data cable issue
That's well done. Cable is the correct type (LIYCY = 2x...
By bobflux , 2 days ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
I agree, we will find out at the next budget whether th...
By Old_Scientist , 3 days ago
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
@editor I went through HG website, so should be ok for ...
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Who did the Freedom Heat Pump cloud server and what did...
By Mars , 3 days ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
Reading between the lines of what octopus are doing wit...
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RE: Air to air bus grant installer anywhere
The through wall two hole ones have their place (listed...
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I hope it goes ok, Hon can be hard to set up IF the sof...
By Graham Hendra , 3 days ago
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@clockworks Hi, So there is a big difference between st...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 3 days ago
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@editor wellvery comprehensive answer. I will get all i...
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RE: Advice on my Heat Pump Journey: Old Stone Built Detached Cottage
all good advice I will follow this up
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