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@cathoderay Its not quite linear from my own data collection - but pretty close. In essence what @kev-m noted is that you can adjust the weather compe...
@enc the others will help you here. I've not got an Ecodan. However I can guarantee you that you can save money. Your rads are way too warm for your t...
To answer, as above, no hot water goes to a cylinder. Somewhere in your house there is a tank, maybe in the loft? That water is just for domestic use ...
@korwraith a new BMS is on the way. It'll be about a week. I think they exhausted the potential issues and came to the conclusion it's a BMS problem
@cathoderay heating will always be highest in the coldest weather. We had a few days last year of very high use. Below is the worst day when it averag...
@cathoderay I assume the LLH removal means more heat is making it through to the house, rather than being diverted back to the return. It means I've b...
@cathoderay my own installer was a plumber. He had zero confidence to make any changes. I had to get someone else in, recommended by freedom actually
@cathoderay it might be in the manual (or was) but they've told me it doesn't void the warranty as long as the system can work without. They add the L...
@cathoderay I've spoken to their technical support a few times. They've told me they don't need a LLH it's installed to reduce system errors at the ex...
House is still feeling very hot. I've lowered the flow to 47° at -2 and 31° at 17. That's down from 52°/37° previously. I'll try to experiment over...
My latest energy bill for Oct-Nov was just £134 (then take off the government money). So far, so good for this year. I'm about £1000 in credit at the ...
@iainw for those prices I would just hire (or buy a used) digger and do the job myself. You can always sell it at the end if you buy it. The majority ...
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