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@judith thanks for your thoughts on this. It is interesting how you vary the settings, depending on who is in the house. I have just increased our n...
@jamespa we are classic empty nesters. Most of the time, 200l would be fine, but when children and grandchildren come to stay we might need more. On...
@hcas thanks for the suggestion. The other tank has a sensor 2/3 of the way down, like it’s twin. I could use that, although I would not know how to...
@jamespa unfortunately, your plumbing and shelving approach wouldn't have worked for us - at least not in our en suite bathroom. The single pipe is b...
@jamespa our tanks dated back to at least 1999 when we moved in, so I just assumed we would replace them. The new tanks look much smarter and presuma...
@tim441 thanks for the advice. The weather compensation is all set and ready to go.
@jamespa yes, I agree that there are a number of parallels with the reporting on EVs. I am an enthusiastic EV owner and get frustrated by all the neg...
@editor Hi Mars, We have just installed a Grant Aerona 290 15.5kW air source heat pump. Graham
@damon I live in a 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2 shower room house of 350m2 (about 175m2 downstairs and slightly less upstairs). It has 35mm pipes from th...
@editor yes, alarm bells are ringing for me to. Still, to be fair to them, they have been burned trying to work with other companies in the past. Th...
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