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New to the heat pumps board? start here
💬 Some other boards on the Forum that might be relevant * Green & ethical MoneySaving * Energy * In my home (includes DIY) ℹ️ Some relevant guides elsewhere on MoneySavingExpert.com * Heat pumps explained * Heat pump grants 💡 If there's a link you think we should include here, please send me a message!
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A2A quote for aircon
Asked a local company for a quote on installing aircon for two bedrooms as the newbuild house gets too hot and the windows dont face the direction of wind in the summer. To avoid installing ugly outdoor units for regular air con, as the windows open on to the road in front, the surveyor suggested installing an air 2 air…
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ASHP Quotes
I have an oil boiler and am off the gas grid. I’ve been getting quotes for supply and fit of a 14 kW ASHP and 250 L cylinder. The engineers that visited confirmed that my radiators and pipework are fine as is. I tried local MCS-listed installers and also big energy companies. All quotes came in around £15 k, minus the…
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A2W for HW only - already have A2A heating/cooling
I had aircon* put into half the house a couple of years ago, after nearly boiling in the summer. It has been brilliant, both summer and winter. So I'm now looking at another unit for the rest of the house, which leaves me in HOT WATER!! I've seen the videos from Heat Geek, but they really don't offer much detailed info…
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Buying house with solar & heatpump questions
Hello, We've had an offer accepted on a house that has an air source heat pump, 16 owned solar panels and a 6KWh storage battery. We know nothing about any of those things. If it's relevant, I think all were put in within the last few years and the epc rating is B (86). Anyway, what would be most important to ask about? Or…
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Can I improve my COP?
It's exactly a year since install and I've taken a set of readings from my Daikin set up. I'm slightly disappointed at DHW is only 1.9 and space heating 2.9. So any ideas on how to improve these would be appreciated. Heating is set to 21 degrees. At night the set back is 18 degrees. I have it come on in the early hours (on…
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GSHP settings and thermostat questions
Hello, I have just moved into a house with a GSHP and UFH and wanted to understand the temperature controls and thermostat settings better. I have an option on the heat pump settings to control the room temperature (currently set at 24.1). The rooms in the house all have dial thermostats and are mostly set to 21. How does…
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Using ASHP in an Ad Hoc Fashion?
Hi all, so like the idea of heat pumps using renewable energy but I'm struggling to see how one would fit our use case, so knowledgeable people's insight would be greatly appreciated. I know they are most efficient running to keep the house a a certain temperature, so running a lot of the time, but we have never used…
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Does a GSHP make sense in a Grade 2 listed building in need of complete renovation
Just bought a property and would like to go GSHP for max efficiency and environmental reasons but not sure I am making a good decision. Facts are : * Grade 2 2/3 bed detached property in 0.75 acres. Brick and rendered with slate roof plus lime plaster walls and ceilings. Some concrete floors downstairs and some wood joist…
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Vibration in my house from a heat pump somewhere
Hi ive recently been hearing a low level vibration in my house. I’ve had over a week of sleepless nights. I can’t locate the source as yet and environmental health not too helpful at the moment and staying the equipment they have probably won’t register it. ive even been told to go to Gp to get my hearing tested- I did and…
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Why the difference?
I have an old, (very old) oil heating system. It needs replacing, so I thought I'd look at air sourced heat pumps. I also have an open fire in the lounge as well as two radiators in there. I have had three quotes (well two quotes and an estimate). One quote from British Gas advises that I change all my radiators (6),…
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Heat geek design consultation worth paying £250 for?
I read a few threads suggesting getting a quote from Heat geek. Received a quote of £3350 for installation of Vaillant aroTHERM plus 10kW including upgrading 2 radiators. Is it worth paying £250 for the design consultation? I received a quote from Octopus couple of months back and I still have time to decide. The reviews…
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Air Heat Source Pump Problem
Hello, my AHSP is only giving me hot water if I switch my heating on. Can anyone tell me what might be causing it or how to fix it before I call an engineer out? TIA x
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Hybrid ASHP / Heat battery option: thoughts appreciated.
As my oil boiler is misbehaving, I’m thinking this might be
a good time for me to start planning a move to an ASHP. I suspect my running
costs could end up being a bit higher than with oil and though I can accept
this, I’d like to narrow the gap as much as I can. I use about 2000l per year at a cost of – let’s say -…
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Going from Coal to Air Heat Source Pump and PV's using ECO4 grant scheme
We have a choice stay as we are G rated house coal powered house or use the Government grant scheme ECO4 and go to a B rated house air heat source pump and solar powered house. Which is going to be cheaper to run the coal or the use less but more expensive electric? I am nervous changing.
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Troubleshooting
The flow and return from the heat pump to the cylinder has this valve on each pipe, part at the top has a little hole and there is a gargling sound as air is coming out but there is also a small puddle of water on the floor below. Very grateful for any advice on what's happening here please. Edited to add, I think it's…
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My ASHP Journey in Bonnie Scotland.
We have our new ASHP - just three weeks now and I want to get the best from it. As it was part funded by a renewables grant we also had a phenomenal amount of additional insulation put in the attic. We have 2 zones - upstairs and downstairs. I have so far left the settings as put by the installer. 20 downstairs 18…
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Mitsubishi Ecodan Controller
This discussion was created from comments split from: Mitsubishi Ecodan. Hot water but not heating. Help!.
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Complex Leak in system after Heat Pump Install
Hi, I thought I would look here to get some information, as I seem to be going round in circles with Octopus. Last December I had a Daikin heat pump installed through Octopus, it was a painful process to get that far but I was excited when it went in. Since then though it's really not been smooth sailing. I noticed almost…
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LG or Fujitsu for air to air heating ?
Currently torn between https://cooleasy.co.uk/products/lg-multi-5-head-outdoor-unit Or https://www.oceanairuk.com/products/fujitsu-airstage-10-0kw-5-way-multi-split-outdoor-unit-r32-single-phase-aoeg36kbta5 Cant work out what’s better so grateful for any wisdom!
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Stopping payment of gas standing charge
I am getting nowhere in getting my energy company to switch me to an electricity only tariff after installation of a heat pump. I have no gas appliances. Can anyone help or advise please
