Last seen: Jan 14, 2026
@papahuhu I rather hope any installer I use doesn’t have VD!😳 Toodles.
@grantmethestrength MCS requirements for DHW capacity have a lot to answer for! For us, ‘Standard’ designs are too rotund and ‘Slimline’ are too tall ...
@sunandair I’m attaching a plot of January so far with OAT and defrost data for my cosy little corner of the SE of England. Regards, Toodles.
@editor It is just as well that you possess some fossil fuel burning devices! But I do feel for you both nevertheless. We have been lucky in the SE of...
@papahuhu I find that the ‘Homely’ OAT (obtained, as you say, from the cloud) can be at variance with that reported for my local area by Amazon (notso...
@robssunandair That is a lot of defrosting! Perhaps we live in a drier patch just hereabouts. Regards, Toodles.
@agentgeorge I find that the OAT as reported by my Daikin ASHP varies by >+/-1 deg. C compared with the reported temperature from the Met Office, A...
@jamespa Most discussions over savings that may (or may not!) be possible using setback are usually based on the hard-nosed monetary gains or losses t...
@batpred Yes, a heat battery (such as the one I use for DHW) is far superior to the system I grew up with in a council house; we had to burn coal even...
@majordennisbloodnok Well, I suppose there are still a fair number of fossils about (not you, of course!) Toodles.
@editor Come on Mars, cut out the restraint and amuse us all! Toodles.
@jamespa We have come a long way since a human lit a fire in the cave entrance to keep warm and fend of foe!😉 Toodles.
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RE: Daikin Wireless Thermostat
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I continue to receive emails from homeowners sharing he...
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
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