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@ashp-bobba is there a way to run the water pump independently from the compressor so I can try and isolate it?
@ashp-bobba it’s a Vaillant 7kw aro plus. It’s not dead level as sat on 2x stack of kirb edging on a path that was laid in 1967 at the back of the hou...
@drei I’ve not been able to find a local installer let alone someone who can pop round to have a look. I think I might be the only Vaillant 7kw in a 2...
@jamespa the only other thing ive wondered is why when the installers guy was fitting the auto air bleed he seemed to curse as if he'd fitted it to th...
@editor yeah i looked at those but id need 12+ for my place which would set me back £330 for the 12 pack. they look like a underfloor flow rate valve ...
ok my setup is pretty simple: 7.35kw cibse heat loss 7kw Vaillant Arotherm Plus no buffers/volumisers 250L Vaillant Heat Pump unistor tank 1...
@heacol maybe you can figure why mines vibrating the primaries in my ceiling when you’ve finished😁. @editor good luck with the repipe, must ...
@jamespa yes I guess. But surely not everyone is buying special anti vibration clips? My plumber (who has worked on large scale renewable stuff in a p...
@jamespa if I remember the insulation has a notch cut in it so it goes over the pipe and either side of the joist.
@jamespa installer said today "Yeah unfortunately thay is not going to help with vibration. They aren't anti vibration clips and/or the pipes been wra...
@jamespa pretty sure, unless the water pump makes a humming noise outside when stood about 2m from the unit. I can hear for instance when it ramps up ...
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