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Last seen: Jul 30, 2026
@guthrie I agree and out of sight as they say but the previous pipes were all tied to that floor.
@allyfish I caught mine yesterday when it was like this and was able to time it. It would be 30 minutes before it started a defrost and completed it i...
@editor I’m in Scotland near lanark mars. what do you think regarding my last points regarding the regulator and the pipes through the concrete flo...
On the subject of pipe runs there are a great deal of radiators on the ground floor that are piped through the concrete slab floor. They drilled 22mm ...
@editor a Samsung engineer would be a great help to cast his eyes over and snag any faults. This could go on for a bit since I don’t know what to look...
@editor the controls are too complex for me sadly I’m 66 and been relying on others for advice. They are returning to rectify the insulation issues an...
@transparent got me concerned now so had a look at the pipes under the house. Not what I expected.
@transparent The images on the type of insulation and the pipes into the wall, they look like they are inside a plastic pipe but the wall is wa...
@editor it could remain like that for over an hour at least, unfortunately I don’t know how fast it defrosts
@toodles it’s just the way the photo is taken. I’m thinking I need an earlier defrost before it gets that bad
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