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Last seen: Oct 7, 2026
Day one is done. The system’s been fully flushed and cleaned, and every lockshield has been swapped out for FRVs. They look fantastic and they’ve al...
That's hysterical that a manufacturer would defer a question like to this to an installer. @grahamh do you have any words of knowledge here?
That’s more than the ‘typical’ amount of damage I’ve seen… installers always tell me it’s a tiny percentage loss in efficiency, but I don’t understand...
I had to Google that… 😞
@ashp-bobba thanks Simon!
I think it's going to be a very interesting project and one that I think could be used as a blueprint for other retrofits. As for “Only Heat Pumps”...
No pressure at all - the UK heating world is watching! 🤣
@old_scientist, our system was royally bodged six years ago. No design, no thought, they simply dropped the heat pump in and set it up to run like a b...
I think most people that have read this case will agree that the price is very high. @drei, how many quotes did you get?
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