JohnMo

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I just use a Sangamo PSS2 time switch. Paid £17 for it. Connected direct to CU dedicated fused outlet, then 2.5mm² cable, to an isolator switch near the cylinder, then direct to immersion - all standard stuff, any electrician can fix, any day of the week, with bits from local electrical factors.

Still think you are making things way more complex than you need. Main water cylinder top immersion, if you are a low water user just use that set the thermostat and a charge window. If you are a heavy user ignore the top immersion and set thermostat on the bottom element and use a simple immersion time switch. Hot water sorted now get on with your life. Change from £30. Buffer immersion - depends what you empty the buffer into, UFH or radiators. But just do simple. You don't need any of this "smart stuff" I doubt very much you really do and doubt it will save a penny over a sensible simple to run system.

I would be very careful deleting, as your warranty will very likely be void. Almost every manufacturer states you must have a strainer of a given mesh size. So add the filter to catch all the rubbish, but keep the strainer there just in case and keeps your ASHP warranty.

Wind wonderful stuff, just charged the battery from the grid. In Singapore, there a law which means "for the greater good" so basically NIMBY's, just get ignored. We on the other hand engage with them and listen, which just encourages them to be more vocal.

I lived in hot country where AC was a must, the thing that drove me mad after few months of the novelty, was the continues breeze. But looking for something else the other day I notice Haier do a coanda effect wall mounted room units. This encourages air the follow the ceiling (rather than being shot towards you) and then around the room when in cooling mode, heating mode does the opposite air is direct down to the floor https://haierhvac.eu/sites/haierhvac-eu/files/2024-06/Haier_RAC_Catalogue_2024_ENGLISH.pdf see page 31 If the aircon stuff is as good as the A2W appears to be it will solid and well made, plus a very competitive price point.

I decided to change this wiring and use zone 1 and zone 2 control via 3rd party thermostat control. This gives a few advantages Heat and cooling is switched manually, so use a simple light switch to trigger seasonal changes, it's connected to ASHP and UFH controller, so both are always in exactly the same mode - this is hardwired. Hydraulically the system runs fully open, zones is purely for different running points and flow temps. Zone 1 terminals are fitted with a jumper wire, so always on pure WC, so runs in heat or cool depending on seasonal switch position. Zone 2, is a wireless switch controlled by UFH controller, in winter it allows me to boost summer house temp (only if needed via manual setpoint change on UFH controller), increased flow temp being buffered in to house slab (been doing this for the past year, works well). In summer it allows two set points for cooling, 19 degs flow background via zone 1 temp, if house goes above 23, it moves the flow temp to 17 via zone 2 setpoint. It also includes control set point for humidity, so if house goes above 60% it removes boost function via zone 2 (this will require tuning). A further advantage is zone two has its own WC curves for heating and cooling. Certainly for heating it allows me to fine tune the boost temp uplift required at different outside temps, for summer house which runs a fan coils and not UFH.

If you go Greenwood CV2 or CV3 you just need mains power to the fan, nothing else. Then set to smart humidity control and it sort everything else out. If you don't have existing fans get the electrician to tap in to lighting ring main to powers, they draw a couple of watts. For dMEV to work correctly you NEED vents in dry rooms, AND door under cuts.

Depending really on if you want to grant harvest or not. I haven't bothered. One plumber should be able to do ASHP x2 and UFH and radiator upgrades. Just be sure you aren't being sold a pup, when only need a 6kW or less heat pump and they want to sell you a 12kW one. PV and battery should be one contractor. ASHP and plumbing another.

They are not even that size. Well confused me when I first started buying timber.

Yep But not BTU's or inches for that matter.

Our foundations were complete in the November, walls up by Christmas, was f...ing freezing. Many a morning we would have to bail out the water accumulation before we started work proper. But ICF walls allowed concrete pours even in sub zero temps. Roof on in January. Then it was 99% dry even without the windows, just still cold. Our main issue was the floor was insulated before the walls went up, had 100mm concrete above the insulation, so if there was a sub zero night ,the house floor remained frozen all day

Isn't an insulated concrete slab better, for anything. At least you have only ground temp (6 degs) below you rather than a ventilation void that can be a cold as the air around the house.

I must be doing something wrong, I have to wait until temps drop to about -5 before I feel warm floors. Until then they aren't cold but certainly aren't warm.

I would do all to can in PIR and where needed apply spray foam to fill gaps.

Steel, connected to ground will be a cold surface. Wrap in PIR and tape the joints, this gives vapour barrier. 25mm is normally enough but the more the merrier. Or insulation and wrap and tape a vapour barrier. Condensation will only form from constant contact with air

Don't have to have a charger on the wall, a 13A plug will do it. If you have a heat pump, would cosy maybe cheaper overall?

Sorry, you just clump it all in one sentence, can only respond to what I read. But as I said a well designed ASHP system is suitable for any property. But also not mentioned a piss poor design, can be be very bad in any property new or old.

Sorry this statement alone is just utter nonsense. A heat pump is suitable for any property, when correct designed. Why does it cost a fortune to install a heat pump in a new build? You already have to install low temp heating system to comply with BR. A 35 deg system isn't even going to much of a cost premium. If I can buy a new heat pump for £2100, a large organisation will buy for half that! Scotland banned gas boilers a while ago and whole building industry came to a standstill - not. ASHP, no gas standing charge, a single zone system, without hydraulic seperation, SCoP of 4 plus easily. Cheaper for the house holder, get over it.

My view, is do due diligence on anything you read. Who is writing it, what is their background - where is the money coming from, that allows the research and pays the bills. If you can't easily find these details ask yourself why not! Most likely it's going to filed in the nonsense pile or pile of, most likely sponsored, by some organisation with a view to spin.

We had a similar issue where contractors hit a mains water pipe, they got a fine and cost the repair. Bottom line they are the professional, they are the ones that made a mistake, or had an unavoidable incident, it's their issue to sort out, they are or should be insured for such events, if they aren't that isn't your concern or problem. Don't get involved, anyone comes and starts asking or telling you stuff is your issue, pass the contractors details to them. It's not your issue to question, it's the contractors - getting involved just gets you in the middle of stuff you need not be in the middle off. Tell the contractor to deal with it - it's the issue.

It takes all sorts - all opinions are good, even wrong ones. Deleted the rest of the comment, it's not worth the effort.

And if you have solar, no solar no export payments, unless things have changed in the last 3 months.

It does even with my 300mm pipe centres, its way more powerful when you get down to 100mm centres. Uber simple to get working, set flat WC curve, say at 19 degs, let that run 24/7, to keep floor slightly cooler than rooms, have cooling thermostat to switch to second set point say 16-17 degs flow temp, when room temps hits 23 deg. I will be using the smart grid terminals within the ASHP to demand a reaction of 2 Deg in flow temp. My UFH controller is switchable between cool and heat and so is the ASHP, so use a single repurposed light switch connected to both (used to provide a volt free open/closed signal), one position changes both to cool the other position to heat. Pretty much a no brainer, very cheap to run, when between 10 and 25 outside the CoP is between 7 and 9 in the tick away mode, you still get a CoP over 4 running flat out in boost mode when its 35 outside.

Don't assume the heat loss is correct check for yourself. I have been told by two companies I needed a 10kW ASHP, will be installing a 4kW on Saturday. Certainly don't install anything bigger than you need as part load performance (average winter day) will suffer. Do you have PV?