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Last seen: Nov 29, 2025
A correct sized collector is all you need. Saying this, there is a lot in that statement to make sure it’s a correct size. Adding extra pi...
First of all you have one of the best geothermal heat pumps out there. Really reliable. best thing you can do is put a dim rail kwhr meter on the p...
Should be a minimum sentence of 3 years behind bars for anyone who replaces a geothermal (assuming a good collector) with an air to water 🤣. I...
Once you have 3-5 degree delta t on brine side then that’s all that’s matters on the collector side. If you are low on gas or poor antifreeze, you’l...
@abbote great stuff. We’ve replaced hundreds of those hoses. Be no harm to clean out the immersion casing if you ever have to do it again, it fills wi...
Go for new rego box. It’s true they are hard to get but we’ve replaced a lot of them and no issues. if you do replace the heat pump then it’s madne...
Don’t rip out a IVT! Amazing heat pump! Unless your compressor fails or your tank fails is the only reason to take one out. It sounds like you have te...
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