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Last seen: Oct 12, 2026
Yup Sadly consumerism, the foundation of our economy, depends on making us unhappy and thus buying ever more stuff to keep up with the neighbours or...
And we (or at least some) expect to be able to do 5-4 showers in quick succession every day, and many other (largely luxury) thinks we now take for gr...
You are too young, 50s-60s expression (or earlier?) which my mum used frequently.
Definitely that one, more important than the fins probably. Personally I would refuse to have a buffer tank, they can install it as a 2 port volumise...
Ok. Two schools of thought. The first is to run the two sides independently, the primary triggered by the buffer temp and the secondary triggered b...
Mine went on today. IAT has dropped two degrees over the past few days.
Is there a buffer between heat pump and emitters? My temptation is simply to switch them on when the primary pump comes on, but if there isn't a buff...
@drei Willing as I am to help, I don't think I'm yet prepared to have a WhatsApp call. The advantage of doing it 'in public' is that any ideas put ...
Er true, it should have read l/hr!
OK The heat pump doesn't need to be fixed down, the rubber feet ensure good contact area. However loose slabs are a potential soucce of noise or am...
@drei If that's the right figure, it's the same size as mine and, unless it has terrible insulation, should be absolutely no problem at all. Unfortu...
OK. Could you post a recording. You may just hear the compressor at the beginning of a hot water cycle, although it sounds like the primaries are ca...
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