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@ashp-bobba blimey! That's the sort of price that is going to make someone say "forget it, bang a new boiler in". A distressed purchase decision is ...
It wasn't a criticism, just a thought that this interesting info might get lost! I can see how it can (may??) help. By not changing the cylinder, is...
This veering of the topic onto cylinders etc is really interesting but should be in its own thread to make it easier to find in the future. A convers...
@temperature_gradient my point was to minimise the emergency install stress by giving people access to the grant beforehand to make their house “renew...
I like the idea but would approach it in a different way. At the point of distress purchase, people’s minds are on getting the heating and hot water ...
@l2jad I was just thinking all things being equal. Our hot water usage doesn’t really change day-on-day so 1 hour is enough; just wondered if you had ...
@l2jad do you find that the hot water takes longer to heat up with hush mode turned on? I haven’t tried it yet and currently hot water is scheduled f...
@swwils mine is mostly off now. Hot water for an hour 02:30 to 03:30 then heating to 21c from 03:30 to 05:30 although in reality it will only come fo...
I have had my Cosy 9 installed and running for a year on 8th May. My house, to recap, is a Finnish timber frame design, 164sqM, detached over two floo...
Which I can empirically vouch for. Further, you may even find, as I do, that thermostatically controlling the system can lead to oddities such as hav...
Well, turns out a DIY job isn't going to happen. Even on a step ladder with a 8-10m telescopic pole I can only reach the gutters! That's that then.....
@toodles Good to know. I will give it a go with my telescopic pole and if it works great. I don't know what the cost is per panel, but if it comes t...
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RE: Surface mount or bury primaries for heat pump installation?
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RE: Glass lined Cylinder for private water supply
Thank you, once again, for your replies. Yes...
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