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@allyfish thanks a lot for your comprehensive reply! ok I think my system seems to be pretty ok then, basically the madoka is calling for heat all d...
Quick question. Octopus have contacted me to suggest installing a wireless 3rd party thermostat on the ground floor to replace the existing madoka . ...
@andy_e I faced the exact same dilemma recently (there's a post somewhere about it). I initially opted for Aira, but on the install day within 30 min...
@allyfish ok that's good to know, little bit less smug now! I do have a grid consumption meter and can isolate the heatpump from everything else, it's...
Hi all I did a lot of digging into this , there are 2 things I head to tweak which apparently are common settings to change on the Daikin Altherma: ...
Quick update for those interested. The octopus engineer confirmed part of the issue was balancing between radiators upstairs and UFH and also the flo...
Hi all I’ve been rebalancing UFH versus the radiators, which help a lot. Too much flow went to the upstairs radiators relative to UFH. Also the UFH ...
@judith thanks for your reply. good point to consider. we have solid engineered oak , I am unsure what the max temperature is but the previous mixer...
@allyfish thanks a lot. Good to know re not relying on my hand measurement totally! How can I figure out the "total design flow" please? when it was r...
@toodles thanks , sorry I should have added it's been running for 3-4 days now.
hi all - just another follow up question on this. I am minded to go back to octopus. Quick question - their design temp is 21 in living areas and 18c ...
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