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@andrewj I hope members enjoyed reading my tale of the challenge to get what I wanted and not what the installer tried to convince me was a finishe...
@andrewj when I referred to the HP running constantly, I didn’t mean the pump was running 24h a day, I meant the system was on 24/7, with no setbacks ...
I’ve just got the link for this thread from @editor, here’s my experience with the cosy6. firstly it’s not 6kW, only 5.6kW. That nearly sank my inst...
@toodles found this thread and was reading it when noticed it’s a year old. Did Octopus cosy only have 6h of cheap power last year? This year 2025, ...
I’m with octopus, best tariff for heat pump and battery. if I had double battery size might go for an overnight EV tariff maybe one day we can use...
The double panel radiators I’ve seen have a bleed screw on both panels. Usually the nut around the bleed screw can undo allowing it to be replaced. ...
@adamk these are called roll top rads, they were still available at screwfix till few years ago in their budget range. The bleed keys are not strong...
@adamk downstairs rads are less prone to airlocks, you can replace the broken bleed screw, you can get a set of two from a plumbers to replace both th...
@adamk I run the downstairs UFH as an open loop, the kitchen/lounge pipework is 250m of 16mm, add to that the 4th bedroom 100m, which is restricted to...
Octopus also would only cap off the old pipework and joined the ASHP into the existing Flow Return and DHW feed. I watched their plumber and pointed...
Im looking at Anderson or Simpson and Partners, something with style, function and reliability
I kept all the scrap, got £20 for the gas boiler, have a ton of old copper from 2 previous boiler installs, most 22mm to so nice and heavy. They did...
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