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Last seen: Sep 15, 2026
In 3 years on this forum I cant honestly see that anything material has changed in the industry. There are still good installers doing a great job an...
I have now read the report which is indeed interesting. Summary The starting point (ie control condition) is a house operated on pure WC with WC ...
@wesleyp1874 I promised a commentary on the non-functional problems and my view of their severity, so here goes incorrect positioning of the he...
Dont forget it must go round either live or neutral but NOT both, otherwise the magnetic fields on which the measurement depends cancel each other out...
Well thats a win for starters. Enjoy! You may need tweak the WC settings during the height of the next season, but until then you cant really do so....
Thats always going to be a risk for companies that, in some circumstances, make huge profits from public utilities or essential services, Rightly so ...
Looks like it needs power to the two terminals at the top (,so it should go in a box for safety) then the CT clamp around one of the wires between the...
Another thing I noticed in my quick skim was a graph showing steadier temps with ordinary trvs than with smart trvs which made me wonder whether the o...
The original paper is 84 pages long so deserves a good read, which I intend to do. The key question, which is not stated in the summary, is 'what is...
Personally I think you are well beyond believing an installer instinct or NAPIT. When you adjusted the heating as suggested here you were warm enough...
Hot pipes connected to the cylinder should be insulated for at least 1m from the cylinder. 0.3 C/hr is 87W, what is the cylinder loss spec, this does...
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