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Last seen: May 15, 2026
I agree with most of what @bobflux said except possibly this: Unless your design temp is sub -5 I struggle to believe you need 18kW if this newbu...
Totally agree. However the manufacturers know that few people will sue, and the UK electorate has predominantly voted for light touch regulation - o...
Does it disappear when the heat pump is off? What about when the fan and water pump on the heat pump are running, but not the compressor(which will h...
Balancing can be a long process (it can also be very quick especially if the settings are almost right) and its possible to mess things up if you turn...
Up to a point yes. However every heat pump (and every boiler) can only turn down so far, ie it has a minimum output (which, in the case of a heat pum...
By opening up the lockshield valve on the radiator in question, or closing down a bit lockshield valves on other radiators (the lockshield valve, ofte...
Is that a single pair only? If so it may be part if the problem. How long? What flow rate do you have ( your heat pump will tell you) and what dt f...
Should be interesting. Do watch to see if the UFH gets too hot, although if it does then thats a positive outcome!
Sorry to hear that but I'm not surprised TBH. Stratification is effective in a normal unvented tank where the hot water is drawn off at the top. In ...
I wonder if heat pump manufacturers will tone these siting restrictions down. I suspect so. They aren't, so far as I have been able to establish, ac...
Re (2) I misinterpreted your earlier post. The actual requirement is here "(ii)the system providing space heating or water heating, or both, of ...
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