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Indeed. With a battery its presumably the battery controller that does all the heavy lifting with load optimisation, so I'm not sure Havenwise helps...
Strictly they should be insulated (building regs I believe) to stop them 'leaching' heat from the tank, unless of course you want the heat for somethi...
Delighted to hear this went well. It looks very neat The only comment I would make about the installation is that pipework within 1m of the DHW tan...
Thats presumably heat pump DT, what about radiator DT and, importantly, temp diff between flow from heat pump and flow to rads (ie temp diff across th...
... and incorrect given the wording you quote. I bet they would lose if you challenged it in court or through the ombudsman. As you say It seem...
If it says heating system it should cover you for damage unless there is an exclusion. I would challenge them if they claim otherwise, then keep a re...
Are you sure its not covered by 'central heating system' or such wording. I contacted mine (which also does not mention heat pumps) and they confirme...
@rikiarn Delighted to hear that the install went well. It looks neat. That buffer tank looks like its got only 2 connections, which is also w...
The principal reason that heat pumps have minimum flow rate specifications is in order to ensure that heat can be transported away from the compressor...
It is very unlikely to break, but of course it just might if there is something unusual about your plumbing. Its obviously your choice whether to (a)...
Unfortunately even with hydraulic separation you do need to worry about flow rates unless you are happy to increase operating costs by 15%, because un...
Definitely do this. My dhw operates fine without a buffer or volumiser and your logic explains why. Agree If you are replumbing why no...
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