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Welcome to the forums. The quick answer is no. Heat pumps can’t be indoors. The air needs to be replaced because once the “heat” has been stripped o...
@j3nny, welcome to the forums. Based on my knowledge, the installers would have had to provide you with all the relevant paperwork and you would have ...
Welcome to the forums @knukes and thanks for sharing your experience. Would love to hear more about the options you're considering for wind turbines.
@derek-m, I haven’t. But it’s a good idea, provided I can find strategic spots to get the camera in.
This does look pretty cool, @heat-pump-newbie, especially for those with suspended floors. I’d still love to have something that could navigate behi...
@chris, welcome to the forums – what area (in sqm) are you heating? It sounds like a large property.
This’ll depend purely on the house. In our property, 35C flow temperature will struggle to get rooms above 17C when it’s less than 5C outside. Running...
Yes, that’s right, provided that it’s not set too low as you want to avoid the heat pump cycling.
@squeakysim, the document you’re after is Microgeneration Installation Standard: MIS 3005 and you can download it here and go to page 14:
@transparent, the quick answer is if you want your government grant as part of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) the installers must be MCS accredited. ...
@squeakysim, as part of MCS guidelines, systems must be designed to satisfy the following internal temperatures: Living room 21C, dining room 21C, b...
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