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It's not necessary to be precise, it's only necessary to be precise enough, which I personally define as sufficiently good to be reasonably certain a...
I agree with all that @editor says above but particularly this. By far your best guarantee is peer review through this forum. If you are willing to...
Trvs switch the flow off altogether so anything which reduces flow rather than switching it off is better from a flow perspective. Frvs are as you s...
If bedrooms are too warm just reduce the flow rate through them by turning down the lsvs (or frvs if you can get them fitted) This reduces the averag...
So why not just turn down the frvs on these radiators? There is nothing sacrosanct about the 'design' flow rate
I think the first comment is a little unfair. The thermodynamics mean that heat pump output inevitably varies with OAT and FT. The only way to circu...
What do you mean by 'turned off' exactly. Same question to @pipcart. Unless you cut the power completely: Most if not all heat pumps (and so fa...
I agree with your last last sentence, but for another reason. In an ideal world installers wouldn't fit buffers so there would be no second pump to r...
@fiona I admire your optimism in regard to what your MP might achieve. Just to reiterate, if you want to please post some details of your system ...
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