Last seen: Sep 13, 2025
Naturally I was concerned that increasing the energy out (delivered to the house) by opening up the lock shield valves might increase the energy in (u...
Whoops! Better safe than sorry though, with this sort of thing. If it is an open system with a header tank in the loft it won't go bang. When you ha...
@cathyem1 - that's good news. Now we need to check it is the right weather compensation. It is all a bit esoteric, but not hard to grasp. These units ...
@cathyem1 - 2 3 4 and through the door... I had that thought and then discounted it on the grounds they couldn't be that dumb. The sad lesson is ...
You are leaning! That is the standard way to turn a heat pump on and off ie turn the main (even if little and portable) thermostat all the way down to...
@dwynwen - OK, thanks. First off, we have similar houses, long (and narrow), old and leaky. In addition (may or may not apply to your home), mine is...
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I didn't want to say that, bus since you have said it n...
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