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In fairness all heating has cost a lot to run in recent years because global energy prices have gone up a lot, UK houses are, for the most part, poorl...
I can't help with your principal question but as a matter of curiosity do they have a reason to suspect a problem. Better if possible to get real...
OK perhaps my original statement was badly worded if applied outside the narrow context in which it was intended (Heat pump thermistors). Wind blow...
I agree. However I would also (primarily) expect that the recorded value was more accurate when the fan was running than when it isn't. There is no...
Its really good to have real-world confirmation that muppets install boilers as well as heat pumps. I thought that was the case, and the independent ...
Because not everyone needs it and to be effective it would need to be not joined too much and not trap air, both to avoid heat transmission by conduct...
You should (almost) always reject having a buffer, by which I mean any kind of tank between the heat pump and emitters that is connected both to feed ...
No, but the heat pump must be capable of delivering a SCOP of at least 2.8, which for most means max 55C. You are well within that by the sound of it...
TBH I dont understand how that works. Ultimately all the radiators are connected back to the same pipe; I dont understand personally how turning some ...
Sorry to hear about the problems, its going to be something fixable for sure. No (I have only one zone) but the obvious questions are ...
No. The regulations are here Regulation 9(2) b is the key one As your robustly assessed heat loss is about 6kW, with the right instal...
You can selectively shut down radiators to test flow rates in individual lines or groups of lines. Obviously you wont expect to get the full flow rat...
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