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I have access to a cardboard heat pump, full sized but obviously not functional. It's a slightly downsized Vaillant 7kW machine. That said I think ...
I doubt MCS will pay but an adjacent or even just nearby stand might be possible by another route - @editor will know - I think the 'organisation' sta...
Absolutely ... which, TBH, is the thing I find most frustrating. I completely get that a (possibly) complex job, like yours, needs a de...
I congratulate you on your determinism and, lihe @Grahamf an sure that this plus some robust engineering will win through. I don't know much about y...
@renewables345 I completely agree with @transparent and @pirate-rich that there is absolutely no way you can 'learn' what decades of experience teac...
FWIW, nearly a year after my heat pump install, I bled a radiator today and probably a third of it was filled with air. I do have an autovent fitted ...
If there are indeed antifreeze valves you dont need glycol. Look for these outside near the heat pump, only just protruding from the insulation. Som...
@adamk Its a bit complex: My 28mm primaries run for about 1.2m outside then pass through a wall into the utility room where they run for about 2m in...
I confess to the same misgivings! My installer fitted one so I have one, but would I fit one again, possibly not, or if I do as you say fit an isolat...
If you get an R290 pump you should be able to heat the tank to 65C which will give you 550l of water at 40C from a 300l tank. You probably don't want...
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