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Last seen: Aug 9, 2026
I’m watched @pirate-rich rewire our wiring centre last week, which was MASTERFUL! It was calm, methodical and meticulous. I have no technical abili...
We’re going to do a full retrofix in spring with @pirate-rich at the helm… there’s a mountain of planning to get it 100% right and we don’t want to co...
@jamespa, 😀, and the thing that has pissed me off the most is that this is a direct result of a horribly bodged retrofix. The irony! But the...
We've never had a proper heat loss calculation, James. Our only one was seven years ago with a rep from GES, back when we were new to heat pumps. Th...
Agreed. There’s tricky, and then there’s diving into a project with no plan or forethought… just slinging stuff at the wall to see what sticks. That k...
I wonder if this is a project @aventus-eco would be interested in…
@ashp-bobba, your point about design being the cornerstone of a successful system cannot be overstated. When there’s no proper heat loss, no clear pla...
@grahamf, what was your own heat loss calculation in the end?
@lucia, I hear you on the lagging and insulation front. What I find interesting is the amount of holes and gaps that exist in the chassis that allow t...
On the back of this, I'm curious to hear who has an air release valve or deaerator, and who doesn't have any air release mechanism.
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