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@alfapat Adjusting an LSV to provide a temperature setting is probably the start of a road to frustration and madness; as the name suggests, it is to ...
@transparent We had one chappie from SGN call at the door (just checking his paperwork and that we weren’t half inching any gas I think), his opening ...
@sunandair I think this may be what is referred to as a ‘split unit’; the heat pump main unit is outside and there is a ‘hydrobox’ installed inside. I...
@robl Our meter box was falling apart and long stopped being a locked flap front closing protective enclosure. By the time SGN came to see the work, t...
@iraknic Please note, I don’t have any experience at all (diddly squat) of UFH plumbing but if a circuit has both send and return valves, it is probab...
@rosst With 14 kWp. of solar, if your battery capacity is high enough, perhaps you might wish to consider a heat pump as the PV should go some way tow...
@grahaml Welcome Graham, the more ‘trained engineers’ contributing here the better!😉 Regards, Toodles.
Further to my previous posting, here are December’s and just part of Jan. 25’s solar production - I’m hoping this is a hint of things to come! Regards...
@irmartini My first foray into actual choice of the heat pump to be fitted was when Octopus carried out a survey in early 2023 and they were only fitt...
@johnnyb I think that Homely policy is still that of installer access only; if you go to their sight (and I didn’t say this) you may find that you can...
@johnnyb The Homely app is just for setting temps. DHW routines and programming the heating schedule(s) plus the preferences and tariff or TOU setting...
@rusty In our case, Octopus Energy capped the no longer required gas supply, removed the gas meter after taking readings and noting the IPAN number et...
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
I noticed that too and thought the same thing, but then...
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RE: Ya can’t win! It is S*d’s Law!
@old_scientist If IOF is still running next late spring...
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RE: Testing new controls/monitoring for Midea Clone ASHP
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RE: Electricity price predictions
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RE: Who’s Caved and Switched the Heating On Already?
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RE: Big Changes Coming to Our Heat Pump System
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Ok. Two schools of thought. The first is to run the ...
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RE: Is Your Broadband Router the Weak Link in Your High-Tech Home?
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Selling 5 year old ASHP & Gas Combi Boiler - £590
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Er true, it should have read l/hr!
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RE: Is a Valliant Inline 6kW heater a BUS buster?
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RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
@dgclimatecontrol thanks, that's helpful.
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
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RE: Replacing Worcester oil boiler with an ASHP
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
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