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Until I turned down the lsvs upstairs, yes. No real need to buy frvs, lsvs, or trvs fitted with decorator caps to replace the heads, will do the same...
In short yes. Balancing so that delta t across the rad is equal will theoretically achieve this, but of course that depends on the design and loss ...
Definitely worth getting numbers. It's generally differences that matter so a cheap amazon probe is fine as long as you use tge same one consistently...
I think it's unlikely it will make things worse. The pump issue is yet another example where a buffer not only degrades performance but also obscure...
We privatised electricity (back in the 80s I think) so the government doesn't have direct control so far as I am aware. Presumably with privatisation...
I'm not disputing that our public sector could in principle be better, and I would suggest that applies to many large organisation. ,But it's staffed...
There is no such thing as a silly question! @toodles wrote an article on balancing radiators: You can balance for equal deltat or for room temp...
My local branch of Screwfix has 18 bottles in stock, it's not exactly rare. I can't comment on the chemistry.
Isn't this a great example of KISS!
Let's hope so. It will be interesting to observe whether they balance for deltat or for room temperature. I'm guessing the former as it's easier. I...
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