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Vaillant Arotherm+

Oxford, Oxfordshire · Semi-detached · 100 m² · 1900 to 1939 · 5 kW · radiators · installed by Boxt

1–31 Dec 2025

745 hourly rows · MID-class heat meter present: yes
3.97efficiency (COP) over 745 hours, from the heat meter
better than 73% of the metered fleet in January 2026
Electricity used
267 kWh
Heat delivered
1061 kWh (heat meter)
Estimate without heat meter
flow sensor 3.69 · temperature model 4.07
Mean outdoor temperature
6.6 °C · 499 space-heating hours
Flow temperature at 0 °C outside
33.3 °C (curve slope -0.46 per K)
Flow − return while heating
1.6 K
House needs at −3 °C
2.2 kW (unit rated 5 kW) · fit r² 0.27
Hot water
24% of electricity, COP 3.51
warningOnly 1.6 K between flow and return
Circulation pump may be set too high or emitters are undersized for the low flow temperature. Ask the installer to check pump speed.
infoUnit is rated 5 kW but the house needs about 2.2 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.
noteOwner’s note on the source site: “Not recording negative heat on heat meter”

Day by day

electricity per daydaily COP3.0 floor
electricity, kWh per day09182025-12-01: 8.2 kWh, outside 10.1 °C2025-12-02: 10.4 kWh, outside 7.1 °C2025-12-03: 11.6 kWh, outside 4.1 °C2025-12-04: 10.7 kWh, outside 5.3 °C2025-12-05: 9 kWh, outside 3.8 °C2025-12-06: 6 kWh, outside 9.5 °C2025-12-07: 5.3 kWh, outside 10 °C2025-12-08: 5.1 kWh, outside 11.2 °C2025-12-09: 4 kWh, outside 12.2 °C2025-12-10: 5.9 kWh, outside 9.4 °C2025-12-11: 6.2 kWh, outside 8.4 °C2025-12-12: 5.9 kWh, outside 8.1 °C2025-12-13: 8.4 kWh, outside 3.9 °C2025-12-14: 6.9 kWh, outside 8.6 °C2025-12-15: 5.5 kWh, outside 10.3 °C2025-12-16: 6.9 kWh, outside 6.8 °C2025-12-17: 8.8 kWh, outside 4.9 °C2025-12-18: 5.4 kWh, outside 10.1 °C2025-12-19: 8.3 kWh, outside 6.7 °C2025-12-20: 8.9 kWh, outside 4.7 °C2025-12-21: 6.6 kWh, outside 8.5 °C2025-12-22: 6.2 kWh, outside 9.2 °C2025-12-23: 7.8 kWh, outside 6.2 °C2025-12-24: 8.8 kWh, outside 3.9 °C2025-12-25: 11.7 kWh, outside 2.8 °C2025-12-26: 12.4 kWh, outside 3.2 °C2025-12-27: 14.1 kWh, outside 4.1 °C2025-12-28: 11.4 kWh, outside 5.2 °C2025-12-29: 10.3 kWh, outside 4.6 °C2025-12-30: 12.1 kWh, outside 3.3 °C2025-12-31: 17.7 kWh, outside -0.4 °C2026-01-01: 0.8 kWh, outside -0.5 °Cdaily COP (heat ÷ electricity)1352025-12-01: COP 4.352025-12-02: COP 3.992025-12-03: COP 3.782025-12-04: COP 3.852025-12-05: COP 3.722025-12-06: COP 4.482025-12-07: COP 4.52025-12-08: COP 4.582025-12-09: COP 4.562025-12-10: COP 4.32025-12-11: COP 4.222025-12-12: COP 4.282025-12-13: COP 3.912025-12-14: COP 4.222025-12-15: COP 4.482025-12-16: COP 4.182025-12-17: COP 3.782025-12-18: COP 4.682025-12-19: COP 4.12025-12-20: COP 4.032025-12-21: COP 4.412025-12-22: COP 4.462025-12-23: COP 4.072025-12-24: COP 3.872025-12-25: COP 3.812025-12-26: COP 3.782025-12-27: COP 3.582025-12-28: COP 3.852025-12-29: COP 3.842025-12-30: COP 3.82025-12-31: COP 3.162026-01-01: COP 3.4112-0112-0512-0912-1312-1712-2112-2512-29
Daily COP needs a heat meter; days without one show electricity only.

The installed heating curve

one heating hourfitted curve50 °C
2030405060-5-21471013outdoor 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.