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And therein lies the problem, @jamespa. The methodology exists. The standards exist. BS EN 1264 does not appear to be ambiguous. The CIBSE guide certa...
The short answer to your question @jamespa (in my view) is, yes, the heat loss calculation should come first and pipe spacing should be determined by ...
This sort of thing honestly makes my skin crawl.“Sign within 24 hours or lose £1,000” is not how a homeowner-focused heating transition should work. I...
Welcome to the forum @phleach. Great question... and I'll be honest, it made me go and look this up properly because I had no clue. You are right tha...
@ashp-bobba smashed it!
The podcast on air-to-air heat pumps with @ashp-bobba is out:
I think you've hit the nail on the head. Vito (and installers of that calibre generally) do charge a premium, but what you get is a properly engineere...
@transparent and they also had a growing MCS umbrella scheme, so it's a real shame they're gone.
@mentallentil your instinct to protect a well-optimised setup is sound. The practical answer is straightforward: before they arrive, document everythi...
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