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Last seen: Feb 2, 2026
Yes it will help, we use Mitsubishi Lossnay as the only units that work in conjunction with A2A ducted.
Hi I don't think you'd gain anything, the cost will be high even if DIY, you say 100mm cavity wall insulation, well that's great, its the first 25mm t...
@stevet I don't know who started the 'cycling' issue but its often not as people think. The off time is the important part, ramping up and down is nor...
@editor We come across about 4 leaks per year on sealed heat pump systems out of about 200 we see. This is why the service must be carried out by an F...
@downfield Washing the outside casing is your job but many engineers while cleaning the evaporator (essential) will also wipe over or spray the casing...
R290 minimum 1m away from drains and air bricks, .5m for widows/doors Electrical isolator same distance. Refrigerant volume in HPs from .8kg Tumble d...
@abam48 Did you go for this option and does it work well?
Oh Dear! that's appalling pipe work, should've been in trunking to start with, and ideally not go through the ground, such odd bends! The industrial b...
This has been delayed from what I believe to be this year originally. Doesn't affect anything at present until the cut off date and even then it makes...
There's many homes that would be quite a disruption for, looks good in photos and sounds good (and is, we've used them) but old skirting takes some re...
@old_scientist This does make the unit smaller as the box of tricks is indoors which is an option (online) and includes all but the pump. Midea howeve...
@polar-bear Sounds good apart from humidity which is too low for furniture and best health.
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