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@heat-pump-newbie most dehumidifiers are free-standing, so you need to be a little careful with 240V in bathrooms and where you locate it. Most can be...
I think this is far too common. A mixed bag with me, both from the same renewable installer. ASHP install pretty good, the plumbing team were exceptio...
Ah. in that case, as Derek says, a dehumidifier is your best best. They are good for drying clothes and towels in a very cost effective way, as well a...
Hi @heat-pump-newbie, you might find the capital cost of a small MVHR room to recover heat from the bathroom extract isn't financially viable. General...
@toodles thanks for your experience and information. It's really helped me. I've just taken the 'plunge' with Agile, having been on Cosy for a year. C...
Hi @Graemed, my Growatt Shinephone App is behaving lately, but it does periodically misbehave. I have the Shine WiFi-S dongle via the home WiFi networ...
Hi @tobyg, sounds like you’re all clued up on controls. Homely is probably the most sophisticated and future proof ASHP control, the Grant Smart contr...
Yes it has, my Aerona drain has a plastic drain elbow designed for push-fit plastic tubing. The elbow fitting has worked loose somehow, but the lockin...
@tobyg provided they sit the unit on the rubber crumb support feet there won’t be an issue. They absorb nearly all vibration, not that there is much f...
Manufacturers recommendation 😉
Anti-freeze valves provide some guarantee of a fail safe if the system is unpowered for a long period and all other forms of frost protection such as ...
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