Joining the Renewable Heating Hub forums is completely free and only takes a minute. By registering you’ll be able to ask questions, join discussions, follow topics you’re interested in, bookmark useful threads and receive notifications when someone replies. Non-registered members also do not have access to our AI features. When choosing your username, please note that it cannot be changed later, so we recommend avoiding brand or product names. Before registering, please take a moment to read the Forum Rules & Terms of Use so we can keep the community helpful, respectful and informative for everyone. Thanks for joining!
Last seen: Aug 1, 2026
Trouble with that approach is once the system is installed, finding all the defects can be much more difficult because some are hidden away and fixing...
Just be aware of the safety risks of doing this - there's a lot of energy in those cells and a short-circuit across a cell or multiple cells, for exam...
It strike's me that there's various improvements which could be made if there was the desire. 1. A picture is worth a thousand words - the installat...
I like the approach taken in some of the European countries - a household has a connection with a clearly defined, set capacity, which is known to the...
So on that topic, would there be a time and cost saving from using a refrigerant-split type heat-pump compared to a monoblock for some installs? Putti...
That's a reason to replace the existing cylinder to a new one with a bigger coil, but you can buy both vented and unvented cylinders with bigger coils...
Good topic - why are virtually all installers converting the plumbing and fitting unvented cylinders, even when there's existing plumbing for a vented...
@batpred The benefit of the split refrigerant units is that the pipework sizes to the outdoor unit are a lot smaller than the primary pipe to a mon...
I agree, and that's why I think the Dutch and the Italians have got it correct with their support for hybrid heat pumps - the old boiler fails, the ex...
There's a threshold at 3.6kW / 16A, below this follows one process G98 which is typically connect and then notify with this being permitted, above thi...
Is there anyone here on the forums with an Air-2-water heat pump using it for cooling purposes during the upcoming heat-wave?
@batpred Look at what makes heat pump installations difficult - you need a new, typically quite large/larger cylinder, significant replumbing of th...
SPONSORS
Degrees of Separation
Latest Posts
-
RE: Aircon - in listed buildings
New A2A and AC sub forum created. Will spend some time ...
By Mars , 1 minute ago
-
RE: Love veg, hate watering cans
They have their downsides but boreholes are great in th...
By ian33a , 33 minutes ago
-
Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
Planning/hoping to make use of additional green borrowi...
By donciccio , 55 minutes ago
-
RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@old_scientist The service engineer powered down the ex...
By Papahuhu , 1 hour ago
-
RE: Acond heat pump failed after four years - diagnostic quote £940 plus VAT
With the mention of control by PLC, I know m...
By IaAck , 2 hours ago
-
RE: Issue with Samsung Cascade System
@jamespa It's a funny system, but was out only option l...
By Renewables345 , 5 hours ago
-
RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
Thanks, I like the chart, very helpful and this will de...
By baroquebank , 20 hours ago
-
RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
Production resumed to normal once the issue ...
By MK4 , 1 day ago
-
RE: Digest of UK Energy Statistics
That sounds painful. It would be much better to charg...
By Transparent , 2 days ago
-
Hole diameter is small but hole length is also very sma...
By bobflux , 2 days ago
-
RE: Are Wind Turbines Really “Losers”?
We were sailing near a wind farm in the North Sea last ...
By Jeff , 2 days ago
-
@trebor12345 The idea is to ensure that Powerwall knows...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
-
RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
'hard limited' could be in 'admin' password protected s...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
SPONSORS
