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On the other side of the coin - although not the subject of this topic - the heat pump will operate at greater than 80% capacity on only 12 days. Alth...
@lucia In my last house, I painted the radiators in my children's bedrooms. They were in their early teens at the time and they were allowed to choos...
@jamespa I suspect the 'big bang' approach is (largely) necessary to meet the requirements of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
Maybe it will change when MCS Mk II comes online sometime next year (or just wishful thinking?). In the meantime householders have no option but to a...
Basically, yes. I've got an unusual shaped home; it's not a regular rectangular box. It also incorporates several different construction methods. Some...
My fabric analysis came out at 11.7kW but I recall erring on the side of pessimism with measurements, U values, etc. I'm assuming (to be verified) t...
"Stoke on Trent in the north of the country"! - just saying... I have a GE AIO and I'm very happy with it. The notable disadvantage is the absence ...
Here is a plot I created when I first began the analysis of my gas-fired heating system around 18 months ago. Since we are discussing how someone such...
I think you know the answer 😉 I also found that my itemised quotations generally quoted around the VAT inclusive prices when, not only can ...
@cathoderay I really wouldn't like to hazard a guess at my boiler's efficiency. Even with flow temperatures around 60C and return below 50C during ...
@majordennisbloodnok - I think this issue is complicated by the boundary layer effects.
@transparent - This brings back memories of 25-30 years ago when I was responsible for shipping some crates of electronic equipment to China. I manag...
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