Last seen: Aug 15, 2025
@editor I think I’ll be staying with Octopus Energy Agile tariff; recently my average unit charge has been 10.25 pence. Charging the 27 kWh battery du...
@judith Good, I did have all my fusspot snags resolved to my satisfaction and we have been very pleased with the performance and the COP of 4+ most of...
@benson Sounds very familiar (unfortunately) Of course, those who read and contribute to this forum are likely to be the keen and more enlightened pot...
@lokisam That was the very first task, two of the installers lifted the existing slabs, carried out the work as outlined before and lay three concrete...
@howerpiece Our system has a Tesla Gateway and Powerwalls plus we have solar PV. The Gateway (programmed from the app using my iPad or iPhone) allows ...
Sitting in a gravel tray (presumably solid base and sides) does not sound like a good way to drain the condensate away to me. Our pump sits on two con...
@benson I have assumed (in the past anyway) that I am a fusspot! When it comes to contractors (of any flavour, any skill, any ‘job’ that requires a sk...
@judith I’m a little surprised that their ‘preference’ is for a flow design temperature of 55 degrees C; this seems exceedingly high to me and obvious...
@allyfish Not being one for writing lines of code, I too would be interested in some form of ‘Master Controller’ that would interface with my OE Agile...
@matenateson Our PV installation took place in July/August 2022; the system had been planned and budgeted for in late 2021 and ordered in early 2022. ...
Something tells me that fastening an otherwise opening window to remain shut is not going to be acceptable for the regulations! I too had very little ...
@editor I see you have discovered the Greater Unspotted Heat Pump in its’ lair! Just feed it green energy and it won’t bite you!
Latest Posts
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RE: Anyone still weathering it out with Agile?
Yes, but now try finding a working phone box….
By Majordennisbloodnok , 8 hours ago
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RE: Thermostat for Ideal Logic Air with 3 zone support
No harm at all in plumbing it as 3 zones, I would have ...
By JamesPa , 11 hours ago
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RE: ASHP heat output monitoring
@carlo I see there is a discussion in Facebook user gro...
By Tim441 , 16 hours ago
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
@editor @sandy I tried contacting them via Whatsapp b...
By brad , 1 day ago
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RE: Flexi-Orb Heat Pump Scheme: A Game-Changer for the UK's Heat Pump Industry
MCS have set a potential trap in the new version of MCS...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Who has a V2G EV installation
General comment on battery care... I guess if ev is on ...
By Tim441 , 2 days ago
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
@old_scientist I have never cleaned the mag filter myse...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
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@old_scientist like for like comparisons are almost imp...
By Tim441 , 2 days ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@old_scientist There is an option in the Tesla app that...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
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RE: Mitsu Wireless Controller and MelCloud
On the FTC5 I think this requires the dip switch on the...
By Abernyte , 2 days 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 , 4 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 , 4 days ago
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RE: Forum updates, announcements & issues
Just to keep everyone in the loop, as the site continue...
By Mars , 5 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 , 5 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 , 5 days ago
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RE: Long term efficiency degradation
@jamespa yes as I thought thanks. We have a reaso...
By Scalextrix , 6 days ago
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RE: Sunamp Thermino Heat Battery
@jamespa A few days after the installation had been com...
By Toodles , 6 days ago
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RE: Planning Permission May 2025
Fair enough. I have read the legislation and MCS020a ...
By JamesPa , 1 week 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 , 1 week ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
this document extensively describes (in a non-blame, ne...
By Judith , 1 week ago
