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That's correct. You probably will need to measure flow rate though, spec sheet will likely just be a pump curve.
So heating pipes go from 22 copper to 22 plastic to 28 copper? What a lazy sod of a plumber who fitted the heat pump Would it be practical to replac...
Thats definitely a reasonable suspicion. The initial results fom my heat pump suggest my condensing boiler (which was operated at FT50/55 so should b...
With your insulation upgrades its quite possible that you may be able to dispense with the buffer without changing the pipework. Can you clarify the ...
Wow, thats a lot of gas - you said 120 sq m is that the total floor area or just the ground floor footprint? For comparison my 200sq m detached was a...
If you were willing to supply more info I could probably give you a good idea if just scrapping the buffer will work. How old is the installat...
He is correct this is written into the BUS rules. Just to get a feel for what you need in terms of capacity: Whats your annual gas consumption, h...
I wouldn't give up. You presumably have cavity walls which either are, or could be, insulated and either double glazing or the potential to fit it. ...
Firstly, your method may well work, Im jolly impressed and please continue to post to inform us all! In response to your comment above a) I ob...
OK. 16kW is not compatible with 22mm pipework, and barely compatible with 28mm at a typical design DT across the radiators of 5C/p> That said 16kW...
If you remove the buffer you will also need to remove the secondary pump. Re your concern, it depends. Some further detail will help determine. ...
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