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Firstly my apologies to Bontwoody for misspelling the name - Not having an easy time with my office disrupted and the solar contractor wanting somethi...
Hi bentwoody. We have a two part " Bi-Horario" tariff. The peak (generally 7:00 to 12:00 weekdays) and off peak (0:00 to 7:00 weekdays 2:00 to 18:00...
Thanks to both Derek M and bontwoody. My original concept was a power diverter, but they seem expensive for what they are and reading up on them, th...
Many thanks Derek. That is what I will suggest and hope to report back in due course.
Thank you very much for reminding me, Derek. My installer of choice, here in Portugal, is rather sceptical so I have to be persuasive. I am attaching ...
Apologies for re-introducing this topic. I was persuaded by contributers on this forum, that I should remove the second CH pump and change the functi...
My DHW tank (heated from an ASHP) is on to ground floor and water displaced from the hot water feed pipework, would be pushed along the cold water pip...
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