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It was due to the 'cowboy' and 'bandwaggon' effect. As soon as Government grants or subsidies were announced, the cowboys came riding over the hill,...
It is your decision at the end of the day, but I would suggest keeping the solar thermal for the time being and use it for hot water production and po...
Looking at the manual for the heat pump, it mentions a flow switch, but not a flow sensor, so it will be interesting to see what is actually installed...
In fairness to Mitsubishi, I suspect that they are doing no less than most other heat pump manufacturers. As stated, the 'energy in' measurement is ...
Also check the setting of DIP Switch S2-3 and S2-4 which should match the type of pump installed. Also see if there is a cable connected at socket CN1...
Obviously it is dependent upon the size of your solar thermal system, the volume of your hot water cylinder and the quantity of hot water used, but I ...
The FIT rate is not the same for everyone. The rate has been dropped over the years since it was first made available. I not certain if it is still av...
What is a WB boiler? It may be useful if I point out a few things that you may wish to consider. Solar PV is approximately 20% efficient, whilst sola...
@cathoderay Whilst the covers are off the unit, I would suggest that you obtain details of any items of equipment that you can. Locate the pump and ...
I am very pleased to see that more people are capturing, and better utilising, any available solar energy. Well done. 😀
I think that you will find that the flow rate will only change by an appreciable amount if the speed of the water pump is varied. What is controlling ...
@allyfish Hi Everyone, Rather than just discuss this problem on the forum, I would encourage you to write to your MP and ask what is being done to...
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