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Daikin Altherma 3

Maidenhead · Semi-detached · 113 m² · 1940 to 1982 · 8 kW · radiators · installed by Octopus Energy Services

Last 30 days

704 hourly rows · MID-class heat meter present: yes
3.81efficiency (COP) over 704 hours, from the heat meter
better than 62% of the metered fleet in January 2026
Electricity used
107 kWh
Heat delivered
407 kWh (heat meter)
Estimate without heat meter
flow sensor 4.02 · temperature model 4.45
Mean outdoor temperature
11.2 °C · 111 space-heating hours · cooling 0 kWh removed (0 kWh electricity), kept out of the COP
Flow temperature at 0 °C outside
33.8 °C (curve slope -0.39 per K)
Flow − return while heating
3.8 K
House needs at −3 °C
2.9 kW (unit rated 8 kW) · fit r² 0.03
Hot water
43% of electricity, COP 3.24
warningHot water uses 43% of electricity at COP 3.24
Lower the tank target to 45–48 °C, heat water once a day in the warmest hours, and disable weekly legionella cycles unless required.
infoUnit is rated 8 kW but the house needs about 2.9 kW at −3 °C
Oversizing causes cycling in mild weather. Cannot be fixed cheaply now, but the curve and minimum run time can limit the damage.

Day by day

electricity per daydaily COP3.0 floor
electricity, kWh per day0472026-10-08: 1.7 kWh, outside 12.6 °C2026-10-09: 1.9 kWh, outside 14.8 °C2026-10-10: 2 kWh, outside 11.4 °C2026-10-11: 0.3 kWh, outside 11.6 °C2026-10-12: 1.6 kWh, outside 16.1 °C2026-10-13: 1.6 kWh, outside 16.5 °C2026-10-14: 1.8 kWh, outside 13.4 °C2026-10-15: 1.5 kWh, outside 17.2 °C2026-10-16: 1.8 kWh, outside 12.6 °C2026-10-17: 2 kWh, outside 9.5 °C2026-10-18: 2.5 kWh, outside 9.2 °C2026-10-19: 2.1 kWh, outside 10.8 °C2026-10-20: 2.2 kWh, outside 11 °C2026-10-21: 1.9 kWh, outside 8.4 °C2026-10-22: 4.3 kWh, outside 11 °C2026-10-23: 5.3 kWh, outside 9.9 °C2026-10-24: 5.7 kWh, outside 9.8 °C2026-10-25: 5.4 kWh, outside 10.5 °C2026-10-26: 4.8 kWh, outside 11.9 °C2026-10-27: 1.9 kWh, outside 13 °C2026-10-28: 5.1 kWh, outside 11 °C2026-10-29: 1.8 kWh, outside 12.6 °C2026-10-30: 3.8 kWh, outside 11.5 °C2026-10-31: 1.9 kWh, outside 11.1 °C2026-11-01: 5.2 kWh, outside 8.6 °C2026-11-02: 5.1 kWh, outside 9.4 °C2026-11-03: 5.4 kWh, outside 9.3 °C2026-11-04: 7.4 kWh, outside 9.1 °C2026-11-05: 5.2 kWh, outside 9 °C2026-11-06: 6.8 kWh, outside 9 °C2026-11-07: 6.8 kWh, outside 4.7 °Cdaily COP (heat ÷ electricity)1352026-10-08: COP 2.692026-10-09: COP 2.92026-10-10: COP 2.462026-10-12: COP 3.432026-10-13: COP 2.342026-10-14: COP 2.892026-10-15: COP 2.892026-10-16: COP 2.392026-10-17: COP 2.612026-10-18: COP 3.172026-10-19: COP 2.492026-10-20: COP 2.92026-10-21: COP 2.352026-10-22: COP 4.482026-10-23: COP 4.152026-10-24: COP 3.962026-10-25: COP 4.432026-10-26: COP 4.12026-10-27: COP 4.452026-10-28: COP 3.982026-10-29: COP 2.942026-10-30: COP 3.342026-10-31: COP 2.872026-11-01: COP 4.022026-11-02: COP 4.072026-11-03: COP 4.142026-11-04: COP 4.672026-11-05: COP 4.212026-11-06: COP 4.632026-11-07: COP 4.110-0810-1210-1610-2010-2410-2811-0111-05
Daily COP needs a heat meter; days without one show electricity only.

The installed heating curve

one heating hourfitted curve50 °C
20304050603579111315outdoor temperature, °Cflow temperature, °C
Each point is one hour of space heating. Lower and flatter is cheaper; well-set radiator systems sit around 35–42 °C at 0 °C outside.
Public system published by its owner on HeatpumpMonitor.org. Cycling (starts per hour) comes from the site’s 365-day statistic. Findings use installer rules of thumb; see methodology.