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Vaillant Arotherm+

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

Last 30 days

689 hourly rows · MID-class heat meter present: yes
4.04efficiency (COP) over 689 hours, from the heat meter
better than 79% of the metered fleet in January 2026
Electricity used
135 kWh
Heat delivered
546 kWh (heat meter)
Estimate without heat meter
flow sensor 3.56 · temperature model 4.46
Mean outdoor temperature
10.5 °C · 215 space-heating hours
Flow temperature at 0 °C outside
33.5 °C (curve slope -0.54 per K)
Flow − return while heating
1.2 K
House needs at −3 °C
1.7 kW (unit rated 5 kW) · fit r² 0.16
Hot water
30% of electricity, COP 3.51
warningOnly 1.2 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 1.7 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 day0482026-10-08: 0.7 kWh, outside 11.9 °C2026-10-09: 0.7 kWh, outside 14.5 °C2026-10-10: 1.4 kWh, outside 10.4 °C2026-10-11: 1.5 kWh, outside 10.7 °C2026-10-12: 0.7 kWh, outside 14.5 °C2026-10-13: 1.6 kWh, outside 15.4 °C2026-10-14: 4.3 kWh, outside 12.5 °C2026-10-15: 1.6 kWh, outside 16.5 °C2026-10-16: 3.9 kWh, outside 11.2 °C2026-10-17: 6.4 kWh, outside 7.8 °C2026-10-18: 6.8 kWh, outside 8.4 °C2026-10-19: 5.7 kWh, outside 10.2 °C2026-10-20: 5.3 kWh, outside 10.1 °C2026-10-21: 3.5 kWh, outside 7.9 °C2026-10-22: 1.3 kWh, outside 11 °C2026-10-23: 5.4 kWh, outside 9.4 °C2026-10-24: 6.1 kWh, outside 9.8 °C2026-10-25: 5.8 kWh, outside 10.1 °C2026-10-26: 4.7 kWh, outside 11.5 °C2026-10-27: 4.4 kWh, outside 12.5 °C2026-10-28: 5.1 kWh, outside 10.6 °C2026-10-29: 4 kWh, outside 11.5 °C2026-10-30: 4.6 kWh, outside 10.4 °C2026-10-31: 5.2 kWh, outside 9.4 °C2026-11-01: 6.3 kWh, outside 7.9 °C2026-11-02: 6.3 kWh, outside 8.3 °C2026-11-03: 7.5 kWh, outside 8.1 °C2026-11-04: 6.5 kWh, outside 8.7 °C2026-11-05: 6.9 kWh, outside 8.2 °C2026-11-06: 6.8 kWh, outside 8.4 °C2026-11-07: 4.3 kWh, outside 4.1 °Cdaily COP (heat ÷ electricity)1352026-10-08: COP 3.62026-10-09: COP 3.692026-10-10: COP 4.022026-10-11: COP 4.062026-10-12: COP 3.972026-10-13: COP 4.092026-10-14: COP 3.992026-10-15: COP 3.552026-10-16: COP 4.112026-10-17: COP 3.892026-10-18: COP 3.982026-10-19: COP 4.12026-10-20: COP 4.112026-10-21: COP 4.182026-10-22: COP 3.682026-10-23: COP 4.112026-10-24: COP 4.152026-10-25: COP 4.12026-10-26: COP 4.062026-10-27: COP 4.192026-10-28: COP 4.042026-10-29: COP 4.172026-10-30: COP 4.242026-10-31: COP 4.072026-11-01: COP 4.072026-11-02: COP 4.042026-11-03: COP 3.972026-11-04: COP 4.092026-11-05: COP 4.072026-11-06: COP 4.052026-11-07: COP 3.5710-0810-1210-1610-2010-2410-2811-0111-05
Daily COP needs a heat meter; days without one show electricity only.

The installed heating curve

one heating hourfitted curve50 °C
20304050602468101214outdoor 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.