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Thanks Derek M for the further update. I have approached the contractor that installed the DHW system (including the 3 way valve) and he will make the...
@derek-m You would be most welcome and 3 bedrooms available. I would consider it good value!
I am most grateful to both Derek M and JamesPa for their advice, and I would just like to confirm how the tank is used as a volumiser, only in the ret...
Hello JamesPa. The contractor I employed, seemed to know what he was doing (and I was desperately trying to escape from LPG at a time when the price w...
I have just received a quote for a variable speed secondary pump to replace the existing variable speed pump which had no PWM control supplied. Once f...
Really interested in this topic and I am having to change secondary pump to get variable speed. However, I can't see why we should be talking about re...
Thanks Kev M. We are having a warm winter in the Algarve, so I can't do much meaningful tweaking of the Ecodan Compensation curve. I have a buffer t...
Going back to my original question, if I used the figures from the FTC5 or MelCloud, how inaccurate would I be?
Thanks bontwoody. Because of Brexit, I guess that would cost me the best part of €1000 with shipping and duty and then there wood be the cost of fit...
PS If it is of interest, this is the Cordivari buffer tank - it appears to be the "100" model with capacity of 95l. I am not clear what is meant ...
I am very grateful to JamesPa for his very interesting explanation and for the subsequent comments by both James and Derek. I don't want to tackle t...
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RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
Yes and no. Native controllers generally do a good jo...
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@temperature_gradient I've had air-to-air for just over...
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+1 It's not just cloud though. Many devices have repla...
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RE: End-of-Life Heat Pumps: How Do You Dispose of an ASHP in the UK?
We've started to document everything, and part 2 of the...
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RE: Summer usage. Why is my Vaillant Aerotherm using so much energy on "heating"?
So the red bars are 'DHW' and the yellow bars 'heating'...
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Its good kit the Midea and significantly cheaper, you w...
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Critics and naysayers will be negative whatever the gov...
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RE: Microbore heat pump installs
In principle you are almost certainly right, but in pra...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
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There are just too many unknowns for me to comment on p...
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RE: What is the main ‘dictator’ of Agile’s unit price?
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RE: Brand and installer questions for ASHP
Strange, perhaps it doesnt use modbus which the third p...
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RE: Upgrading my system, how far do I go?
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RE: Changes to Tesla Powerwall Charging Regime?
Elon gate - legendary! I take my hat off to you @toodle...
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RE: Minimum and Zero Disrupt Heat Pump Installations
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RE: High air source heat pump running costs – Vaillant AroTherm Plus
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RE: My Grant R290 9kW Heat Pump Installation
Again, really don't know how accurate this is! &nb...
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RE: MCS Quality Audit – Has Anyone Had One? Did It Lead to Remediation?
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RE: Ecoflow UK Support & Info Thread
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