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I should perhaps clarify my thoughts in view of the comments from @old_scientist (with whom I agree). @quakerquaker asked 'Q1 - is maintaining the w...
Rainfall showers can be 20l/min and stored water at mains pressure/3bar generally flows faster (possibly a lot faster) than anything coming out of a c...
tricky that, I cant say I have a solution. Fair enough. Its all a bit crazy IMHO. You can have a 13kg bottle of propane in a garage or on...
@ashp-bobba Talking of over-sizing (and if you dont mind me asking) what do you suggest for a load such as 3-4kW. There is another thread where this...
I definitely wouldn't want that near my bedroom (which is where my DHW tank is) but as you say in a kitchen area is OK Lots of installers certain...
Q1 - Yes, thats why the tank is well insulated, the amount of energy lost is pretty small. That said, as you know when you use most DHW, why not do s...
You could do a sensor near the top (it would need to be inside the insulation so can you get at it and how would you use it to signal you) but there i...
That's great and in principle I wouldn't disagree, but if someone is being quoted 18K to fix a heating system then I can fully understand their reluct...
@ashp-bobba My personal perspective on this, based on my own experience and the sad stories I read on this forum, is that the industry as a whole (I'm...
What's to stop you simply replacing the heating bit with an ashp. Presumably all the emutters etc are fine so it's just a straight swap of heat sourc...
Further to the above I found the Aurora/AdlerCastra user Manual Page 4 concerns me, the WC curves are stepped as a function of OAT not smooth and...
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