
Last seen: May 11, 2025
@jamespa Opening windows works for us too. Regards, Toodles.
I think I would be asking myself ‘ Why is my gut instinct so far out of kilter with the science and the maths!?’ Impressive COP though😉 Regard...
We have a Daikin EDLA03 8 kW Altherma and on that, I believe that the flow rate can be set via the installer access settings on the MMI controller. If...
@jamespa I think many installers feel that they have not completed an installation if they haven’t fitted an LLH, TRV’s on every radiator (without lea...
@old_scientist Yes, Cosy does seem to be the better option at present; though I may re-evaluate (they can’t touch you for it!) in the Spring. The Agil...
@chandykris And all we need now is fairer pricing for our green energy! We are all doing our bit, but TPTB seem to be dragging their feet don’t they? ...
@vsmith1 It’s interesting that you have a 100 litre hot water tank. I am assuming that you applied for and received the BUS? MCS guidelines required u...
@vsmith1 Thos COPs sound quite respectable, the lower one illustrates how flow temperatures influences efficiency, those extra~20 degrees required to ...
@grantmethestrength The new to you flow valve is summat I know not of at this stage but, my gut feeling is that if it is in the water circuit, is part...
@cathoderay Indeed you do need to look at the overall figure over time. At present, our pump has a COP below 3 and we are consuming an average of ~2kW...
@jamespa There again, I have my secondary pump set to match the average flow rate from the heat pump system; this is 15 lpm. When the pump speeds up (...
@cocopops Homely supplied my kit to the installer who came along to do the install; this was a bit of a learning experience for the installer as it wa...
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