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@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 ...
Ah helpful thanks . It’s the EDLA08E2V3 so yes I think that’s in the graph
Hi all- thanks for all the excellent advice so far. Quick question, if octopus is correct about my heat losses (6.4kw) will the 8kw daikin big enou...
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RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
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Don't do much digging around.That's best left to the pr...
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Hi all, I was wondering if anyone had an idea of how th...
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RE: Compute heat loss from energy used
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