I think I agree there, my first one was not too bad as it was ground floor, but the second one was high up, second floor over a stairwell and I did not think it though enough but just about managed it. Once the pipe has gone about a meter through the wall, there was no going back.
Echoes my experience. Seen lots of dodgy work done by supposed "professionals". The snag is that there seems to be no policing of standards of workmanship at all, plus there is a relative shortage of decent tradespeople, so we're left with loads of barely competent people doing work without regard for the quality of it. At least most fairly keen DIY'ers will probably have some pride in their work, and want to do things so they look neat and tidy.Stinsy wrote: ↑Sat Aug 20, 2022 6:58 amI agree fully. However the powers that be see DIYers as bumbling fools leaving dangerous situations in their wake and qualified professionals as artisan journeyman perfectionists. The reality however is that often DIYers do better quality work because they have time and patience to do the job properly, whereas in the real world a “professional” often does a quick and dirty job due to incompetence or economic pressures.
They’ve relaxed the rules on DIY electrical work over recent years so maybe there is hope…
It would be much easier if the indoor unit had about a metre of pipe (so enough to go through the wall) then do the connections to the larger length of pipes on the outside, but realise that having the metre of pipe on the indoor unit would be difficult for packaging, etc.nowty wrote: ↑Sat Aug 20, 2022 12:51 pmI think I agree there, my first one was not too bad as it was ground floor, but the second one was high up, second floor over a stairwell and I did not think it though enough but just about managed it. Once the pipe has gone about a meter through the wall, there was no going back.
Mine had about 600mm or so of pipe, the bit on the indoor unit was pretty much the same as the width of the recess on the back of it, where it was folded up in the packaging. I found this length of pipe was just enough to go through the wall with a bit to spare. I'd not have enjoyed trying to feed a long run of pipe through the wall whilst trying to manhandle the indoor unit up on to its mounting plate. I made the pipe connections off under the bears paw bit of trunking on the outside, fairly easy, but I should have tightened the unions up a bit tighter than I did, as one subsequently developed a very, very tiny leak.Fintray wrote: ↑Sat Aug 20, 2022 2:09 pm It would be much easier if the indoor unit had about a metre of pipe (so enough to go through the wall) then do the connections to the larger length of pipes on the outside, but realise that having the metre of pipe on the indoor unit would be difficult for packaging, etc.
I think the pipe on the indoor unit would have allowed me to do as you did if I could have taken out at the right rear but I needed to take the pipes out at the left rear to come through the frame.Oldgreybeard wrote: ↑Sat Aug 20, 2022 2:35 pmMine had about 600mm or so of pipe, the bit on the indoor unit was pretty much the same as the width of the recess on the back of it, where it was folded up in the packaging. I found this length of pipe was just enough to go through the wall with a bit to spare. I'd not have enjoyed trying to feed a long run of pipe through the wall whilst trying to manhandle the indoor unit up on to its mounting plate. I made the pipe connections off under the bears paw bit of trunking on the outside, fairly easy, but I should have tightened the unions up a bit tighter than I did, as one subsequently developed a very, very tiny leak.Fintray wrote: ↑Sat Aug 20, 2022 2:09 pm It would be much easier if the indoor unit had about a metre of pipe (so enough to go through the wall) then do the connections to the larger length of pipes on the outside, but realise that having the metre of pipe on the indoor unit would be difficult for packaging, etc.
Excellent, maybe in a couple of years here.. Will watch with interest for the performance figures especially in Winter. Using it as inexpensive ashp?
Hi Joe
Spectacular idea, it'll be grand!
, but at least I have finally tested the upstairs unit on heat mode and it works. 
