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Last seen: Oct 19, 2026
@editor Mars, speaking as a home and heat pump owner, I found myself nodding and agreeing with all those speaker’s comments and observations in that p...
I feel that that attitude shared by Aadil from Heat Geek is refreshingly honest. Providing options that will more closely fit differing budgets is to ...
@jamespa Likewise in many respects; we don’t have an EV or even a push along scooter (poor sight, keep death off the roads!), however, we do have a ba...
@andrewj The advantage of making the adjustment on the LSV is that the setting is a constant rather than a variable one and this ‘constant load’ is mu...
@pie_eater This may be the reason that the prospective installers had suggested replacing some radiators with higher output? Oversized emitters may be...
@agentgeorge High Voltage means different things in different circumstances; as an audio engineer, I used 48 v. DC to power microphones and this is kn...
@bontwoody The extra battery capacity is the solution for me; no EV anyway but, originally, I had one Powerwall (13.5 kWh) as I could not worm a secon...
The guidance I was given suggested a regime that I consider fitting solar heated DHW and some solar panels; I have more than ‘leveraged’ my setup as I...
Having carried out extensive work to further insulate the property with triple glazing replacing the old double, fitting solar panels and energy stora...
@tim441 In my own case, I knew the insulation filled the roof void as I had had a new plasterboard ceiling fitted a while before - the drawings were f...
@pash44pump They want to fit a buffer tank to achieve a minimum volume of fluid? So why not a volumiser (2 port) instead? Regards, Toodles.
@kenbone No particular party being blamed - just the total lack of cohesion between manufacturers and installers when an apparent fault needs investig...
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RE: How quickly would you want/expect heat recovery to take from setback?
@toodles Also, in my case, in some rooms I have the LSV...
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
@majordennisbloodnok Best we keep that trident well pol...
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RE: Renewable Heating Hub Homeowners' Q&A Podcast
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RE: Octopus Cosy 12 Heat Pump Regret: Incredibly Loud, Poor Heating & Constant Hum - Help!
@razz, as we head into the heating season, I just wante...
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
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RE: Heat Geek installations: share your experiences
one thing i learnt from reading people’s comments and e...
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RE: Cooling/heating with one unit
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
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RE: Heat pump branding. Clever, contemporary… or a bit too much?
...or it was there and was lost thanks to laziness and ...
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@bobflux Thank you for your response. I am trying to ...
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Bufferless design & control of Chinese air to water monoblock hybrid heat pump in Alberta, Canada
This post is about how I successfully configured a buff...
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The installer visited yesterday and suggested the noise...
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
Your house sounds a lot like mine. 2 surveyors each sp...
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RE: Heat Geek Zero Disrupt: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
Thats true only if you do the wrong experiment. Done c...
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