Which ASHP are set up to cool

[davidh72]

https://www.theheatxchange.co.uk/vaillant-plug-coding-vai0020266328

 

And talked to an installer who says it seems to work fine.

[JamesPa]

17 hours ago, LiamJones said:

Just ordered the £5 VAI0020266328 plug. Thanks to those on this thread 🥵

I can confirm it worked on mine.

 

There are a few obscure settings, most notably one about power company lock out, that need to be adjusted in the installer menu to get it working whether you have the part with the official part number or the one you refer to above.  Openenergymonitor has a thread about this

[JohnMo]

2 hours ago, JamesPa said:

I can confirm it worked on mine.

 

There are a few obscure settings, most notably one about power company lock out, that need to be adjusted in the installer menu to get it working whether you have the part with the official part number or the one you refer to above.  Openenergymonitor has a thread about this

Why do people bother with heat pumps that do not cool out the box? That is the only reason I bought mine.

[JamesPa]

11 minutes ago, JohnMo said:

Why do people bother with heat pumps that do not cool out the box? That is the only reason I bought mine.

In my case

 

because the Vaillant was one of a very few that was a good fit to the many constraints,

 

because I mostly have radiators with only one fancoil (I now wish I'd specified a couple more fancoils) so cooling was a anyway secondary consideration (sofaik it doesn't work with standard radiators because all the cold water just collects at the bottom so even if you add a fan there is insufficient surface area to make much difference),

 

because I knew that it was capable of cooling and that the coding plug was available in Germany for about gbp40,

 

and finally because I can alternatively keep my house cool even in summer by the low tech approach of closing the curtains. 

 

I wouldn't have purchased one that was incapable of cooling unless there was no alternative.

Edited May 14 by JamesPa