
Last seen: Sep 10, 2025
@cathoderay I had the same problem; the BG installed gas guzzling boiler was set (by BG default) to the maximum rating setting of 16 kW/h and no means...
@jamespa I have mentioned my experience with Octopus Energy and a survey for an ASHP before in this parish so will not repeat myself other than to say...
@cathoderay This thread has been very long, informative and in the most part extremely useful in extending my understanding of the whole heat pump sub...
Your mention of oversized boilers rings very true here; British Gas surveyed and installed a condensing boiler and all the plumbing associated with it...
@derek-m Indeed, the ‘Bribe’ is I take it to be the BUS £5K grant to install an ASHP; I used this BUS grant for my installation and I think, according...
@transparent I have been thinking about the valves that are not insulated and began to wonder if perhaps this is intentional so started to Google ….....
Now, is this the right point to start discussing the calorific value of the coal? 😉 Regards, Toodles.
@transparent We are awaiting a call back from Virgin on the ridiculous as we have 3 handsets that will need powering (special equipment for hearing im...
@sunandair I would concur with that, I contacted 20 or more installers; the majority didn’t even have the decency to reply! Octopus were very thorough...
- 26 Forums
- 2,158 Topics
- 47.4 K Posts
- 26 Online
- 5,736 Members
Join Us!
Podcast Picks
Latest Posts
-
RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
@jamespa Your reasonably close! Especially with warmer ...
By dgclimatecontrol , 1 hour ago
-
RE: Who’s Caved and Switched the Heating On Already?
My heating isn't 'ON' yet, although it is firing up in ...
By Morgan , 2 hours ago
-
RE: Havenwise App Help & Forum Support – Get the Most from Your Heat Pump
@damonc If the heat pump controller is in a suitable ar...
By HCas , 3 hours ago
-
RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
The midea has a number of pre programmed WC curves (wit...
By benson , 4 hours ago
-
RE: COP is not the only measure of efficiency
If that's the case then you are right to be sceptical, ...
By JamesPa , 6 hours ago
-
RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
To unpack this a little.... 1) how many of us in this...
By Lucia , 8 hours ago
-
RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
@ashp-bobba Well done for stepping in where most would ...
By JamesPa , 10 hours ago
-
RE: Vaillant aroTherm Plus 10kW thoughts?
@realevil the fans and fan speed / coil size (height, w...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 19 hours ago
-
RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan 11kw Defrosting Issue.
@morgan this can just be done by your sepecilist when t...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 20 hours ago
-
RE: Anyone still weathering it out with Agile?
@toodles I guess it all comes down to import averages. ...
By Tim441 , 24 hours ago
-
RE: 300 Liter Tank - Do I have to heat it all?
The size of DHW tank affects the anti-legionella cycle....
By Transparent , 1 day ago
-
RE: Heat Pump SCOPs – The Truth Might Not Be What You Think
@scalextrix Name plate capacity
By HCas , 1 day ago
-
RE: Solar Thermal DHW and ASHP
I was originally contemplating a solar thermal installa...
By jamespetts , 1 day ago
-
RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
My system installed in July 2024 has produced 6.4mWh in...
By jamespetts , 1 day ago
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
RE: Can you help with our research: solar panels, EV chargers, home batteries, heat pumps?
Just done your survey!
By Judith , 3 days ago
-
RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
@cleardene-ashp just thinking about your issues here. Y...
By Judith , 3 days ago