Last seen: Sep 9, 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!
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
@ashp-bobba Well done for stepping in where most would ...
By JamesPa , 31 minutes ago
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RE: COP is not the only measure of efficiency
Yes exactly that OK. You might want to try turnin...
By JamesPa , 36 minutes ago
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RE: Who’s Caved and Switched the Heating On Already?
I have automated this decision. I have a heat pump with...
By jamespetts , 9 hours ago
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RE: Vaillant aroTherm Plus 10kW thoughts?
@realevil the fans and fan speed / coil size (height, w...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 10 hours ago
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RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan 11kw Defrosting Issue.
@morgan this can just be done by your sepecilist when t...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 10 hours ago
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RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
I agree it seems like a lot of work particularly as its...
By JamesPa , 11 hours ago
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RE: Anyone still weathering it out with Agile?
@toodles I guess it all comes down to import averages. ...
By Tim441 , 15 hours ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
@mike-patrick Well, if Europe is stalling partly due to...
By Toodles , 15 hours ago
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RE: 300 Liter Tank - Do I have to heat it all?
The size of DHW tank affects the anti-legionella cycle....
By Transparent , 16 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pump SCOPs – The Truth Might Not Be What You Think
@scalextrix Name plate capacity
By HCas , 19 hours ago
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RE: Solar Thermal DHW and ASHP
I was originally contemplating a solar thermal installa...
By jamespetts , 19 hours ago
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
My system installed in July 2024 has produced 6.4mWh in...
By jamespetts , 20 hours ago
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RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
@judith thanks for your suggestions. Starting from col...
By GrahamF , 2 days ago
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RE: Inventor (Midea) Heat Pump short cycling advice
I switched to "fan coil mode" to be able to set water t...
By immunity , 2 days ago
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RE: DESNZ doing a survey which asks the right questions!
Without a survey their only source of data is probably ...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Can you help with our research: solar panels, EV chargers, home batteries, heat pumps?
Just done your survey!
By Judith , 2 days ago
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
@cleardene-ashp just thinking about your issues here. Y...
By Judith , 3 days ago
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
@cathoderay OK let's wait and see, it sounds an interes...
By Tasos , 3 days ago
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RE: What is the Heat Geek Guarantee?
@judith, I’m with you on Heat Geek, but there really do...
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