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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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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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Mitsubishi Ecodan Controller
This discussion was created from comments split from: Mitsubishi Ecodan. Hot water but not heating. Help!.
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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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Radiator Fans: are they noisy?
Our energy supplier is doing an offer on Radiator Fans. Does anyone have any experience of these with regard to efficiency and noise? I wondered if there would be vibration noise coming from the metal radiator which could quite irritating in a small room.
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Mitsubishi controllers
I have just moved into a bungalow with a heat pump and mitsubishi controllers but not sure how to put the hearting on Do i have to change the setting that reads +0 degrees to 20 degrees Thank you
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Damaged Installation of ASHP [Merged]
Good morning I recently had an Air source Heat Pump installed and the fins was damaged on completion. I notified the company and an operatives visited and tried to repair them. A small amount was not repaired due the excess dent, they explained this will not effect the performance or any warranty etc. I asked for this to…
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Tank or Instant Heater for Hot Water
Octopus are visiting us this week to quote for replacing our 10 year old gas boiler with a heat pump. We actually don't use a lot of hot water and it's always seemed odd to me to keep a tank full heated and ready. Aside from shower (which is a thermostat mixer type so we need a hot water feed) and washing up we quite…
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Calculate electric usage moving from gas
Hi im shortly getting air to air fitted to heat my home. Is there an easy ish way to estimate the kWh i will need in electric vs gas so I can compare tariffs?
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Tariff update please
I'm struggling to find the best tariff for a new supply we are having conneted on the 22nd Aug 25 on a new build house very well insulated with a LG air source heat pump but no solar, found british gas and OVO very unhelpful so far and previously had a very bad experience with octopus at our current house (tried to…
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Heat pump quote
Hi, we have received a heat pump quote from Octopus and wanted to get the thoughts of forum members if its worth the switch. Using gas boiler currently, with heating turned on only if necessary, consuming roughly 4200 kWh a year as ours is a mid terrace property. The quote is 2.9k for eco and 2.5k for the turbo version.…
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Two ‘misleading’ heat pump adverts banned by UK watchdog
A week after the Advertising Standards Authority banned an Octopus Energy ad that claimed consumers could have a heat pump installed for as little as £500, it has taken action against adverts from the home heating supplier Aira and from EDF Energy. The ASA found that the two ads, which appeared online, omitted key…
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Bonus benefits of heat pumps
Outdoor "air conditioning". I was doing some fairly heavy work in the garden, and was a bit of a sweaty mess, when I noticed the ASHP had fired up to do the hot water. Stood in front of the fan for a few minutes and was restored to cool as a cucumber status. Have you found any unexpected features in your installation?
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A listed building and heating system
I live about 46 meters from a 210 year old listed stone building My boiler busted and I’m having it replaced by Northern Ireland Housing Executive under their Affordable Warmth Scheme Normally it would just be a straight swap - oil for oil. However, the boiler been that close to the structure I wonder if the HE considers,…
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Whether to disconnect gas supply following heat pump installation
We had a Vaillant Arotherm Plus 7kW heat pump fitted by British Gas a couple of weeks ago. They did a brilliant job and we're very happy with things, although we've only used it for hot water so far. We no longer have any gas appliances and I'm considering disconnecting from the gas supply in order to avoid the standing…
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Converting to Wall mounted AC and Heat pump - DIY or Pro
As it seems Global Warming is on the march as the last few weeks and maybe for the future. My wife suffers with health problems in the heat despite trying the various tips to keep the house cool etc. Looking to install a single wall mounted AC/heating during winter in lounge or hallway and external pump. See systems can be…
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heat pump financing?
Hello Has anyone got any experience with companies offering long-term payments for heat pumps? We’re looking into replacing an end-of-life oil boiler and have come across a few options. Would really appreciate any feedback if you’ve used or looked into any of these: EDF - have got a 0% loan but only over 2 years. Possible…
