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Last seen: Sep 22, 2026
Other than the buffer that all sounds very sensible indeed - which makes it even more curious that the buffer is fitted at all. Did the installer giv...
It sounds like you have done your research. Your challenge might be that MCS installers will likely insist on working to 21C, you might need to lie a...
Flow temp and return temp aren't what you want, you want the temperature of the flow into the buffer from the heat pump (which should equal flow temp)...
Sorry yes consent = permission = approval, terms used interchangeably. A 'lawful development certificate' is nothing more than confirmation that the ...
@pablito Yes to the first question. If it's over 0.6cu m they should refuse the LDC, however this limit may change upwards in the next months follo...
All pre-sales technical queries, several to each manufacturer, generally things you need to know to pick the unit/design the system adequately. Mits...
Measure, if you can, the temperature drop from flow in to flow out. For every degree you are losing 2-3 PC in efficiency. Unless you have a seconda...
I hope and presume the buffer is plumbed as a 2 port volumiser in the return. If not you are likely going to want it replumbed. Otherwise it sounds s...
Well done and good news. if only my local planning authority was anything like so enlightened.
Interesting and says a lot about both the industry and the public. Clearly this person, like many I suspect, takes little or no interest in(or doesn'...
To be honest I hadn't noticed this subtlety. Drains connected to sewers should have a trap, mine certainly do.
Interesting, but I remain uneasy that the private monopoly owner of the shared ground loops has you over a barrel. £300 per year (essentially for acc...
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