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@iantelescope I would suggest that you have a read through the following post from page 13 onwards:/p> The idea is to check that the short cycling...
Hi Everyone, I have eventually received a reply to the e-mail that I sent to my MP in late January, a copy of which is attached. As I anticipated it...
@tp1964 The first thing that I noticed is sections of un-insulated pipework and the quality of insulation on the sections that have been done is not...
@iantelescope Thank you for providing the data, I remember seeing the schematic diagram some time ago. To clarify, I assume that Motor 1 and Motor 2...
It is not so much waking up to the fact, as improved methods of control. The old bi-metal thermostats probably had a switching differential of 1C at b...
I suspect that the temperature sensor may be low down in the tank, such that when hot water is drawn from the tank it is not too long before the cold ...
I think that the anti-freeze valves are designed to drain all the water from the system. Any valves can only do so if all the water can actually drain...
It is not just with heat pumps, it is how the system is controlled. We still have an old gas boiler, but the way it is controlled means that the aver...
@editor Are you certain the answer is 3? My calculations get an answer of 42. 😋
@iantelescope Before I spend too much time and effort reading back through your previous posts could you please confirm that you wish to try to reso...
The spreadsheet simulator that I created was designed to allow comparison of possible changes to insulation level, heat emitter capacity, heat pump op...
@toodles The point that I was making is that we as humans notice a new different sound, but most of us will eventually accept it and filter it out.
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