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@majordennisbloodnok — The Two Ronnies Mastermind sketch was in the youtube sidebar, stunningly clever comic writing, but it might also serve as the m...
This is an interesting point. Being slightly tongue in cheek, do boilers somehow tweak the laws of physics? Surely the laws of physics are heat source...
...of a red face and cold ankles, as someone, not me, once said. I have a live open fireplace, and wouldn't be without it.
The intuitive answer is obviously yes, if you heat the house to a higher temperature, then it costs more. Obvs init. But that is the overall picture, ...
They are lovely, and I feel lucky to live in one, but they do have their downsides too!
@sunandair — it is certainly interesting, because we have very different properties. Listed grade II, solid stone walls and concrete slab floor downst...
@renewables345 — thank you for the clarification. I'm rather aligned with @jamespa and @editor on this, the biocide products are more likely to be be ...
That is correct, the setback period was Feb to Apr 2025 inclusive, the no setback period Oct to Dec 2025 inclusive, and I agree that subtle, or perhap...
I have now done the daily OAT plots for 2025 but finding valid matched pairs is easier said than done. Visipics does find visually similar plots: &n...
OK, that makes sense. That's good! Is this with the "turn CH back on" automation you mentioned earlier? If so, then another reason to run the WC...
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