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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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Just another thought - it might be worth thinking about the control strategy in relation to the backup heater. I think that the typical control strat...
When i was looking I encountered one installer who does this as standard. It's cheaper to buy a direct cylinder (no coil, just an immersion), a pump ...
It sounds like you are well organised. You want to aim for open loop operation on weather compensation only, no buffer, LLH or PHE between emitters...
Ok so that's 35MWh and 32MWh respectively, assuming 10kWh/l, indicative of 11-17kW assuming the boiler is 100% efficient (which it likely isn't) and t...
@guydeb It is going to be high loss. I have heard that the commonly assumed U values for stone walls is way to high, and the air changes is also o...
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