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Yes that's true of course Unfortunately installers all too frequently don't use the correct numbers, and it's not always possible to tell, which is...
It's not really that bad if you just take it methodically, using the knowledge on this forum, and have confidence in your own ability to think logical...
@matwin This post is a real world example of the effects of oversizing and buffers. It's worth reading it and the subsequent discussions.
My gas consumption was 18-20MW/yr. It was 10% higher before I turned down the flow temp to 50 (from 75 which is where the maintainer left it) and sta...
That's a curious conclusion with which I am struggling, not least because I have a fairly comparable situation which doesn't seem to create a conflict...
I don't have much concrete evidence but The only way to explain the discrepancy between my calculated and actual heat loss is to assume ach =0.5 i...
In addition to the above oversizing means you are likely to be running the compressor at an inefficient point on it's modulation curve for much of the...
I don't disagree for a minute with some of the sentiments about gas prices vs electricity etc but, to add some balance to the argument: My heat pump...
If your statement were 'WC doesn't work in your house' then it might be true. As it stands, apparently intended to be generally and widely applicable...
Very well said. When people complain about 'the council's or 'the government' I've taken to asking them 'so what would you do instead then?'. Mostl...
I find it faintly amusing that nobody ever worries about a heat pump cycling more or less continuously when it's their fridge, but gets extremely conc...
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