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@dwynwen I agree with @editor however Im very concerned that the advice from the charity, as you report it, is incomplete/not logical/could leave yo...
I know. Sadly many dont read articles, I keep referring people to the ABC guide that cathoderay wrote! I must add yours to my list of referrals...
If you don't need your trvs (and you shouldnt) you can repurpose them as lsvs by removing the heads and replacing with decorators caps. Trvs genera...
With their balancing process Im pretty sure all rads could end up being restricted at least a bit. Its unlikely however that the restriction would be...
Good question. Based on physics I think the short answer is yes. I have actually been thinking about this area since I posted above with the commen...
Great news I edited my previous post (probably after you read it) as the Vaillant manual, at least to my reading and in the version I have, actu...
My understanding (someone may correct me) it that it is this, but not a specific DT for the reasons outlined above. Alternatively its getting the sam...
I agree with @morgan. You can turn down the target tank temperature so you aren't diluting the water when it comes out of the tap/shower. 40C is p...
@grantmethestrength There are a couple of subtle points to make here which might explain the noise you experienced: 1: did you ensure that, w...
Then that is what you should ask for. As I say above Im neither condoning nor defending having only an MCB not a type B RCD plus an MCB (or an RCBO),...
So in summary it was a decision between pragmatism and strict conformance to what Vaillant say, even though (I believe) the latter goes beyond the req...
They could hang a secondary CU off the existing ASHP MCB and then put the RCD in that - as @ashp-bobba suggests above I believe. They may argue that...
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