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@jamespa I presume that you have been in touch with MCS to ask them to clarify why some of their accredited installers appear to keep wanting to spe...
If one considers how a heat pump functions. Say a heat pump is consuming 1kW of electrical energy and producing 3kW of thermal energy, then it would...
Use the following link. I'm afraid that size does matter with heat pumps. I would suggest that to cover all eventualities a heat pump maximum out...
Of course they are different, one qualifies for the £5000 'bribe', so is much more expensive, than the one that doesn't. Simples. 😎
@jamespa Thanks for the clarification. I stand corrected on the permitted development requirement for an MCS accredited installer, I must admit that...
Unless they have changed the rules recently, I don't remember the requirement that the installer had to be MCS accredited for an installation to be ca...
What would you like to know? Most instrumentation systems are selected to operate in their 60% to 70% of Full Scale Deflection (FSD) range under nor...
@sunandair The flow rate through 15mm pipework will indeed be the same as through 28mm pipework, since it is the quantity that is being measured. Th...
Do you mean the former, rather than the latter? What is the most efficient way to operate a heat pump in milder weather conditions could be dependen...
That's a brilliant idea, why didn't I think of that. 🙄 Or you could just switch off the heat pump for a couple of hours and then switch it back on....
I wouldn't recommend stating that if your compressor breaks and you wish to claim a replacement under warranty. 🙄
@jamespa Let's see if we can agree upon some things. Say that at minimum operating parameters a heat pump is producing 2.5kW of heat energy, but t...
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