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@bart Thank you for your reply. Once again I am sorry to hear about your problems. You are probably not going to like what Im about to say, but i...
When you say 'struggling to get up to temp' what do you mean? The default design temp for hallways is 18 so if its reaching that it is getting up to ...
I just want to repeat and emphasise that, in simple terms, you have to choose between radiator balancing, in which the householder must currently play...
The following relates only to the temperatures, the noise matter is a separate one on which I wont comment. OK so the only actual issue ...
If you insist on this functionality then your principal options are, so far as I can see: 1. Get an R290 heat pump which is about the right capacit...
er, if you do this how will the heat pump ever know to switch on? The obvious thing is to tie it to the heat pump's water pump so it switches on whene...
Here are the BUS rules, note in particular 9(d) Part L of the Building regulations here is also relevant, particularly L1b To be brutally hones...
I am sorry to hear about the problems. My advice to you would be focus on a small number of provable issues to avoid any possibility that you are per...
@harriworld Who is TJ? In answer to your question it depends on what the actual problem that the buffer is trying to solve is! (a) If the underl...
Yes but... If the effect of the buffer is to allow the system to 'get away' with a lower flow rate to the emitters (and thus higher DT for any given...
I think its worth turning this question on its head in the case of Octopus and worth asking: notwithstanding the apparent limitations of their install...
@editor @gruff2001 FWIW mine was also audited. The problem I perceive based on my experience is that (it appears) that the installer has to identi...
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@majordennisbloodnok good advice, thanks for that.
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RE: My Grant R290 9kW Heat Pump Installation
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RE: Sizing an ASHP; Heat loss and kW
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RE: Grant Aeona 3 R32 cycling with weather compensation.
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