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I'm not sure that's strictly true. What is true is that its more expensive to run a heat pump at a higher flow temp than at a lower flow temperature,...
I lived in Cambridge for a while. That wind from Siberia really got to me.
Exactly. Hall, stairs and landing are just another room, like any other.
As you say that will almost certainly be the case with an 'older' (low or medium temp) Samsung model, but possibly not with the HT models. Vaillant,...
Which model Samsung. if its an older one and the max FT is 55, which is quite possible, then its equally possible that the DHW is limited to 55-5=50....
Nothing wrong with a bit of thermal mass unless you want to keep varying the indoor temperature, which is not generally how you aim to run a heat pump...
Maybe. Radiators can 'start off' well oversized, particularly if the fabric has been improved (although that appears not to be the case here). We ne...
Not sure where to start with this so I will start with basics. Apologies if you already know this. Heat pumps work best at the lowest possible ...
That attitude isn't unique to heat pumps, many tradesmen exhibit it. The number of times I have either been told that it's 'complex' or simply given ...
@derek-m @iantelescope @editor I am probably making a mistake wading into this but... Sometimes in life bad things happen, its a fact. In this ...
OK I found some prices etc. Attached a very crude comparison. In both cases I assume that the system is well set up - ie the Oil boiler actually con...
To do a fairly rough calculation isn't difficult, but of course the answer may fluctuate given the fluctuating costs of oil and electricity (particula...
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