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Last seen: Apr 3, 2026
@heacol I'd agree if turning the pump down had made any difference at all to the consumption and comfort... but it hasn't.
@saz not yet, but suspect it's inevitable given this is a new build and it's not living up to expectations.
@colin heatmeisers are currently set to 30 degrees, so effectively dumb. Heat curve now set to 0.4 but this is right on the limit of comfort upstair...
@saz @stepht83 Did you get yours sorted, we can get our house warm but efficiency is sub optimal...
It's in an insulated box inside where the heat pump pipes enter the house. There is a heat exchanger in the box with a pump. I've tried everything p...
@colin will come back to you with some more data when I have a few mins to plot the graphs in HA. Just a quick question, what setting is your wilo pum...
@colin the room stats are from an independent manufacturer (Heatmeiser). There are basic TRVs on the rads upstairs. They set the day temp to 23 deg a...
@colin Insulation has been improved (still more to do), we've had 2 of 3 rads changed to K3s yesterday (last one on back order) and some check valve...
@colin Hi Colin looking at the frient monitor. If using with HA will I still need a compatible Zigbee hub? I have loads of hubs (philips hue, tado, am...
@alexelk Hi Alex, sorry to hear you're having problems too. In our case, I don't actually think it is the heat pump, but the house insulation, overall...
Just a brief update, following 10 months of discussion with the developer and the other third parties, some progress is now being made. Roof space in...
@yogabob this is still very much active thread as our developers continue to try to resolve the performance and efficiency issues. Our DHW heats up fo...
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