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Last seen: Oct 20, 2026
@vikror-blagoev, welcome to the forums. It is a long journey. The best starting point for an installer is the search directory on the MCS website.
@derek-m sent this to me earlier today. An interesting read on hydrogen:/p>
I have some clarity about the soak away on the Vaillant units and it's to do with the R290 refrigerant which is propane (and therefore flammable). Vai...
@kev-m, that's actually really helpful and I never considered the refrigerant. My installers are here today, and I'll ask them about this.
@julianc, I guess that technically we have a soak away for water to run off into over gravel around the ASHP. To be fair, I've monitored that and it n...
Had work done on the rads and distribution pump today. Can you spot when the ASHP was turned off?
@bobbt9866, I suppose that makes sense. This winter, with the new distribution pump and K3 rads, I might experiment dropping our flow to 40C to see if...
Could you please explain why @bobbt9866?
@kev-m, I’m curious as to why a soak away is required.
@batalto, that's super interesting. I didn't realise that gas boilers were able to monitor this. 58% is crazy, which certainly paints a far more fa...
In case you missed it, we've just posted an interview with Thomas Nowak, Secretary General, European Heat Pump Association:
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