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Last seen: Apr 23, 2026
been looking at companies local to me and two have Vaillant master tech status and one renewable partner. which is the better company?
yeah sounds like its pumping against something. is the whole circuit UFH?
when the HP stops and the heating is off do they equalize?
have you got a magnetic cleaner on the system? was it power flushed before install or just warm flushed? also is the analogue gauge upstairs as maybe ...
this is why the govs plan to fit 600k of these things is for the birds. ive spoken to another youtuber who thinks the BUS grant should be scrapped and...
@editor ive got GT Heatspec (Vaillant Master Tech) and TF Heating (Vaillant renewable partner) having a look. Earthnrg were the only other one listed ...
was due to have the HP installed next Monday. now dont have an installer and just got two 28mm pipes sticking out the wall i had my plumber put in rea...
Need help with a diagram of what’s need for a base for a 7kw Vaillant. Also what the optimal gap to leave between the wall of the house and corner of ...
is it ok to heat the HW tank using a plate exchanger? as they want to use one just for the HW tank.
red is 28mm orange is 22mm.
this is a rough diagram of the pipe runs, beyond the 28/22mm runs it drops to 15mm to rads. for scale the Kitchen is about 5.3m x 3.2m.
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