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Last seen: Sep 14, 2026
Thanks and noted. I dont see Vaillant doing a general fix, I think they have concluded that its limited to a small subset of installs. You will like...
@MK4, @papahuhu All heat pumps can cool (they have to be able to cool to do defrost) but some are disabled in firmware from doing so. However as @...
Thanks for your comments. I think the answer to the question above is not grossly oversized run on weather compensation at the lowest possible f...
Great idea but it still requires preparedness by the homeowner and I dont imagine that more than a tiny fraction of homeowners think about a boiler re...
In fairness I did start the thread with the comment that the local plumber will fit a replacement boiler next week (or at worst the week after) and it...
Honestly I cant see how that approach works. People who think this far in advance will be in the minority, and do we really want the Government to be...
@ashp-bobba (and everyone else) Thank you for all your comments. I think the overall conclusion is that something sensible for this subset of the '...
Something very like this yes, although I was restricting the offer to obviously sub 6kW houses with no microbore and 22mm+ primaries The 'non negot...
I agree its an interesting topic in its own right, but it is also relevant to the topic of the thread ie how to deal with the distress purchase market...
Thanks. My information is a bit out of date and things have obviously moved on, Im surprised it hasn't featured a bit more here). That's great news ...
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