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Last seen: Oct 12, 2026
I agree with the logic, the installer needs to sort it, you shouldn't be experiencing the noise!
OOh thats nasty. Unless your installer overpressurised it during installation, which is only really possible if you have very high pressure mains &g...
@adamk Yes, Live Monitor on the 'HPAI' (not the Sensocofort) tells you the flow rate. It also tells you lots of other very useful things and is wor...
Well at least its well insulated, but Im not sure that insulation is fit for external use. Others may recognise it as either internal or external gra...
Much of that is true in principle, but its not likely to be revolutionary. You are also correct about the fact that heat pumps don't reach theoreti...
I didn't want to say that, bus since you have said it now, I agree. This was well overpriced unless there is something about this installation that h...
I think so but I don't know for certain. A cascade as grant describes it should cover 4-20kW without having to cycle, which again hopefully should be...
Fair enough. As I suggested above there are all sorts of games that could be played, but which are easily doable depends on the capability of the co...
Incidentally this is the sort of thig you can do if you can measure your consumption, in this case from half hourly gas meter readings. Its how I siz...
Yes assuming the pipework permits this. Not sure this is the most efficient way to run even in the shoulder season though, probably better off just o...
Honestly I doubt, based on your oil consumption** you are on the tipping point between 17kW and 2*10kW, much more likely you are on the tipping point ...
Cant hear a thing with my 7kW Vaillant* so something is wrong. Can you tell whether its the water pump, the compressor or (unlikely) the fan. Its p...
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