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Sorry, but I don't believe in buffers (unless there is a proven need) and there won't be one in my system. OP asked where to put a buffer in his curr...
I can see that works when there is no HEX. Basically if the rads are wide open the low impedance route is through the rads, if they close then the bu...
I guess that there is an employee protection argument. My garage takes a video when it does its service. I've never bothered to watch thus not su...
In the return, two pipes only. All it does is increase system volume. By putting it in the return not the feed its at a slightly lower temp, which s...
@iantelescope If it works, and it sounds like it does, that's great. The only things to remember are that the rads/pipework are probably design...
Rest assured your secret is safe. One of the joys of this forum is that we all learn from others and benefit from peer review. That said, my 2 year...
@iantelescope I'm not actually sure, and if somebody else knows I'd listen to them. In the absence of that, for starters I'd control the radiator ...
You are correct, its the greater of (bedrooms +1 or actual occupancy)*45l. See however my comments above about the flexibility in MIS3005-D, although...
@peter269 The MCS spec has some wiggle room, also it says 'should' not 'shall' and 'guidelines'. An out of the box thinking MCS installer will wor...
It's a good experiment but how did you isolate one room from the rest of the house?
I suspect it depends on the engineer. I also suspect that they will be predisposed to disbelieve anything that the customer tell them unless they can...
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