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I definitely wouldn't want that near my bedroom (which is where my DHW tank is) but as you say in a kitchen area is OK Lots of installers certain...
Q1 - Yes, thats why the tank is well insulated, the amount of energy lost is pretty small. That said, as you know when you use most DHW, why not do s...
You could do a sensor near the top (it would need to be inside the insulation so can you get at it and how would you use it to signal you) but there i...
That's great and in principle I wouldn't disagree, but if someone is being quoted 18K to fix a heating system then I can fully understand their reluct...
@ashp-bobba My personal perspective on this, based on my own experience and the sad stories I read on this forum, is that the industry as a whole (I'm...
What's to stop you simply replacing the heating bit with an ashp. Presumably all the emutters etc are fine so it's just a straight swap of heat sourc...
Further to the above I found the Aurora/AdlerCastra user Manual Page 4 concerns me, the WC curves are stepped as a function of OAT not smooth and...
Not detrimental just superfluous and something else to go wrong, but I cant understand why its more expensive, cylinders with integral heat pumps aren...
FWIW I see the same, noticeable delay then quick load. Particularly obvious on a mobile (running DuckDuckGo)
@morganr Firstly congratulations on your understanding of this and background work. You have clearly done due diligence. Cutting to the chase on...
I love that! Unfortunately there doesn't appear currently to be a V2G available on the market (the ones out there are, I believe, all associated wi...
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