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@tim441 this is really useful info and a great find. Your experience of converting from oil to ASHP mirrors mine. I'm only 3 months into the journey h...
@derek-m Grant UK in my case. By their own admission, they 'make it easy' for tradesmen used to fitting gas boilers to fit ASHPs. But that does not ma...
Maybe a bit of wear and tear? Bleed the system of air, it's not something you want in the system. I have one TRV that quietly 'sings' when it modulate...
@abernyte "If it is the manufacturers agents then at least you know it was correctly installed and setup." - you would hope so, but... We've seen mu...
Wow! ASHPs need to deliver more flow than conventional fired boiler heating systems, as they operate a much lower delta T supply and return temperatur...
Hi @kitkad, I have a Grant Aerona 10kW installed since Oct last year. It struggled a little in the December cold snap, mainly due to the time it was s...
Radiators that are only getting warm at the bottom only sounds like they are full of air. Easy to check that one. Has the Ecodan got either a manual f...
A cylinder should last more than 6 years. It could have had a manufacturing fault, but the picture seems to suggest it corroded from the inside out. B...
You weren't tempted by the Grant integrated cylinders then? They come at a premium, but look rather smart./p>
Bad news and good news. We have about 500litres of oil in our tank, which I'm gravity dispensing to a couple of neighbours below my house c/o a long...
@transparent you make some very valid points. OK, I was hasty. I have crunched some numbers, and looked more in detail at the Octopus Cosy tariff prod...
Wow, 60degC flow temperature. There must be artificial intelligence there at work as there's no human intelligence. Great that you were able to fix it...
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