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not a massive surprise. if the external unit has power but no comms to the internal unit, and it knows that its "cold out", one might reasonably suppo...
I think you'll find it quite hard to tell based on either poking radiators, or long term data. There are lots of spikes in the "HP temperature" that ...
@dannymoss23 its not that exciting... you can't not have one ! they're absolutely standard required items , your system wouldn't work at all without o...
@dannymoss23 an air vent looks something like this and will be at the top of any high points in the pipework . definitely should be one around your...
@dannymoss23 PP will just be running slower, thats why its gone quieter. check your flow rate, it may be lower than you want.
@dannymoss23 so they've used the proper method as far as I can tell to get out the garage wall to the ASHP (big hole, insulation through hole, pipe t...
@tobyg the vast difference between your gas usage and their estimate is a significant concern. also, a gas boiler is at best 85% efficient. so your me...
@dannymoss23 yes although that is interior grade insulation. It needs to be exterior grade thickness in any unheated space, so the easiest it just to ...
@dannymoss23 no worries. copper pipe will transmit vibration to any hard surface its in contact with, particularly one carrying a high flow rate such ...
@dannymoss23 for the run under the floor inside, the pipes need moving further apart so there is room for interior grade lagging. they may possibly ne...
@dannymoss23 28mm pipe : thats good. but I can see the issue. the pipe goes through a hole in breeze block thats only just bigger than the pipe . wi...
@dannymoss23 noise: so seems like you have 2 pumps a primary-side and a secondary-side. which is common. I wouldn't expect there to be a 3rd one. ...
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