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I received confirmation this morning that my Greener Home Reward from my mortgage provider has been approved, so the additional £2,000 of support towa...
I should perhaps have mentioned this in my post, as I'd factored this in to how they are set up. There's an expectation of a temperature drop of 5°C ...
I couldn't see a way to detach one element from control without the other, but perhaps that's just a case of me not looking closely enough.I did menti...
Yes, the priority for now is to best match the usage patterns in the house. There is a demand for evening showers as well as early morning ones, and ...
A few initial thoughts on Havenwise, from a new end-user perspective:Signing up to Havenwise was something I'd always had in mind once the system was ...
@old_scientist I took a closer look behind the pump this morning. As I'd expected, there are two anti-freeze valves (as least I think that's what the...
@rikiarn Out of intrigue, the thread reads as though Aira and Octopus are the only installation options you have considered, along with the Heat Geek ...
@jamespa Your post reminded me of an interesting interaction at the start of the installation process, when I was walking the guys around the house on...
@old_scientist It's not the clearest photo, so I will have to look again when I'm home. In terms of the pipework in the ducting, I know that this wa...
Thanks @toodles. It's also an appropriate point for me to thank those on this forum who've contributed to this process, either via direct interaction...
First update as a heat pump user:I gave myself a few hours playing with the MelCloud app on the evening of install, and on the morning the following d...
Having gone through a heat pump installation this week, I can attest to the sheer scale of the installation operation, relative to that for a boiler. ...
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RE: Mitsu Wireless Controller and MelCloud
It would seem that I have a problem (at least one!) in ...
By DavidAlgarve , 18 minutes ago
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
For reference, our installer has just contacted us afte...
By Old_Scientist , 20 hours ago
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@toodles Of course. I've also used Tim and Kat's Gree...
By Old_Scientist , 20 hours ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
Yes, I noticed that change too. The software really doe...
By Old_Scientist , 20 hours ago
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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 , 2 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 , 2 days ago
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues
Just to keep everyone in the loop, as the site continue...
By Mars , 2 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 , 2 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 , 3 days ago
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
@sandy, I'll send Vaillant an email tomorrow and see if...
By Mars , 3 days ago
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RE: Long term efficiency degradation
@jamespa yes as I thought thanks. We have a reaso...
By Scalextrix , 3 days ago
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RE: Who has a V2G EV installation
I agree, but a word of caution. V2X is also sometimes u...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 4 days ago
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RE: Sunamp Thermino Heat Battery
@jamespa A few days after the installation had been com...
By Toodles , 4 days ago
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RE: Planning Permission May 2025
Fair enough. I have read the legislation and MCS020a ...
By JamesPa , 6 days ago
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RE: How do I choose a single room MVHR to prevent losing heat in my bathroom ?
An update on the Heatsava. It is the most difficult thi...
By heat-pump-newbie , 6 days ago
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RE: ASHP heat output monitoring
@carlo - not much better, is it. It looks more like a u...
By cathodeRay , 7 days ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
this document extensively describes (in a non-blame, ne...
By Judith , 7 days ago
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RE: Ecodan - Legionella Operation Time and Target Temperature
Once the white plastic cap is removed, my immersion loo...
By Old_Scientist , 1 week ago
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RE: Replacing Refrigerant on Mitsubishi Heat Pump
@dgclimatecontrol I don't know, but they were not happy...
By DavidAlgarve , 1 week ago
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RE: Why do we need pressurised systems?
A good question @toodles. My old open thermal store and...
By AllyFish , 1 week ago