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Fischer aquaefficient vs cylinder
I've seen this https://fischerfutureheat.com/product/aquafficient/ Unlike sunamp, it looks like they're backed by a 10 year warranty. They're rated for 40,000 cycles too Would there be any real disadvantages if you have this instead of a hot water cylinder? The advantage ofc is space saving which is decent for smaller…
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Octopus Energy Launches the Cosy 6 Heat Pump
https://www.current-news.co.uk/octopus-energy-announces-the-launch-of-its-cosy-6-heat-pump/ Fascinating development - wonder how it will stack up against the Arotherm+?
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Air Source Heat Pump - Breakdown cover
Just moved to home with a ASHP which is our only source of heating. Do ASHP engineers provide breakdown cover service agreements? Do other owners of ASHP feel the need to have breakdown cover?
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New ASHP Installed & Showers Running Cold
We've recently had a new ASHP system installed. Sadly, following installation, we've been told that our underfloor heating is "the wrong type" & won't work properly with the new system. And neither will our showers, apparently; a plumber who visited because our showers are all running cold, said that it's because they're…
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Heat pumps
Hi I am planning to renew my heating system this year, putting in a heat pump to replace an old gas boiler. I am trying to find people who’ve already done this to find out how their experience has been and how they’ve found the cost of running the heat pump compared to the boiler and any difference they’ve had to adjust to…
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Is an ASHP the way to go for us?
We have a 5 bedroom house 235M2 which has an oil boiler that needs replacing and provides hot water and runs our underfloor heating throughout the house. The heating is set to frost protect at 5degrees all through the year as the house is plenty hot enough. We have solar panels to offset a very expensive to run aga, hence…
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Octopus - pipe route over flat roofs
I thought it might save others delays and effort if I share that Octopus say they do not carry out any installation that requires piping to be routed over flat (or sloping) roofs. So, this is another way in which they are cherry-picking the easiest installs. I just had Octopus visit to do a resurvey, as their original…
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Soap dodgers - ASHP quote hot water assumption?
Got my quote from Octopus, don't really like it. One odd factor seems to be the hot water assumption - despite based on bedrooms them assuming we need a 300l tank, they also assume 2000kwh per year output heat demand for hot water We have about 8 showers a day between the 4 of us, at 80 litres per shower, water temp…
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£7.5k BUS heat pump grant for non-domestic premises
Most of the discussion of the £7.5k BUS grant seems focused on homes, but I started looking into this for a scout hut and here is what I found: The BUS (in England) is not limited to homes. (This might also be true in the rest of the UK, but I've only checked the rules in England.) So, if you have a smallish charity or…
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Air heat pumps
Good evening everyone, Please excuse me if this has been asked before, I tried to find info from previous posts without much success. We live in the countryside where there is no main gas service, we live on expensive bottles that last a couple of weeks by running the heating 1 hour in the morning and 2 hours in the…
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European Heat Pump Sales
https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-heat-pumps-gained-european-market-share-in-2023-despite-falling-sales/
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Cosy Octopus for Heat Pump Owners
https://octopus.energy/smart/cosy-octopus Whether it makes financial sense is for heat pump owners to judge. PS: it is compatible with Agile Outgoing.
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Mitsubishi Heat Pump Clearances
I can't find any offcial statement about how much space needs to be allowed around a Mitsubishi heat pump. I'm interested in R32 or R290 models at the lower end of the power range 5-6kW
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EPC rated air pump as "poor"
Hi I'm looking at putting an offer on a house, I don't know much about heat pumps, so naturally nervous about it. I checked the EPC for rough estimate on how much it costs to run the property per year, it says 1.4k.
The rating it gave the heat pump is poor, so is water heating. Any thoughts? I don't understand any of this…
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ASHP and Solar Panels
My mother lives in a small two bed home with a 25 year old storage heater system. In early June she is getting an air sourced heat pump, radiators, new boiler and solar panels fitted. There is no charge as she qualifies for a full government grant. Work is being conducted via LMF. My question is does she need to notify her…
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Worried About Quality of ASHP Installation
We have been considering ASHP for some time and approached a trusted local company we had used several times over the last 20 years for triple glazing and other fittings around our 3 bed semi.They told us they did ASHP systems, though it turned out they actually have an agreement with a separate company that do the job.We…
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Air source heat pump vs modern electric storage heater (Scotland)
Sorry if this is in the wrong place or duplicate; I've done searches but can't find anything relevant to my query. We are 2 adults in a bungalow, been here 3 yrs. We have a 2 yr old wood burner which is our main source of heat and 20+ yrs old oil boiler which has just died. We need to replace the boiler so we can have hot…
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Turn Off Heat Pump at night?
We have had our oil boiler replaced with a heat pump six months ago. It just heats the existing 7 radiators. I'm reasonably pleased with its performance even when the temperature drops below zero. However, our electricity usage has almost trebled in those coldest months. The Heat Pump runs 24/24. I used to set a timer to…
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The ASHP advice and help thread
As ASHP become more mainstream as heating they become a part of the main energy board. ASHP are rarely left by installers at the most efficient settings and often installers will leave them turned up to max to mimic gas central heating so they don't get called back for radiators that don't scold your hand when touched.…
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Heat Pump Theft
I'm thinking of installing an air source heat pump but the only practical location is at the front of the house and I'm concerned that it might vulnerable to theft. Is that a serious issue? Do thefts of heat pumps actually occur? What can I do to minimise the risk?
