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Last seen: Apr 6, 2026
@jamespa Many thanks for your reply, a very detailed and informative response. I will follow your advice and keep persisting to get my wd curve optimi...
Can I ask people's thoughts on whether running in pure lwt mode is far more efficient than setting it up as a room thermostat using the madoka running...
@majordennisbloodnok I will have a look at the ABC post, thanks for the heads up👍
@toodles, thank you for the info. That looks a serious piece of kit!
@majordennisbloodnok I'm just brewing up, putting my thermals on and heading outside for a while, It takes me about 15 minutes to write a reply so tha...
Cheers @majordennisbloodnok, an excellent and informative answer without getting too technical so I could understand it easy enough. My head was a bit...
@editor thank you, yes I'll admit to being a bit too quick making changes (I'll blame my ADHD), it doesn't have to be espaltherma, I haven't a clue wh...
Its a full new system and radiators, we're running it around 19⁰c day and night as we don't like it too hot, heat loss survey was 3.6kw.
Thank you @jancold, you could write down what I know about heat pumps on a box of matches. Id rather ask here than ask my installer, you guys are more...
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