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I cannot see any way this is now going to end quickly, simply because there is no way out for either side that doesn't involve accepting defeat (and A...
I recommend very strongly that you insist on no buffer (volumiser OK) unless your installer has a very coherent reason why, and even if they do (have ...
I presume this means that upstairs was too hot? If so and given the FT art which you were operating, no need to worry too much about radiator sizing ...
I believe some heat pumps have an anti-seize function whereby they start up the circulator pump once a week or thereabouts if there is no call for hea...
Which may well be a benefit of legalising it. Whilst its not legal only the scammers will sell. Once it is legal then people who are not scammers wi...
To rule it out arrange for a DHW reheat and then the heating to be switched off immediately afterwards for a few hours (check the circulator pump isnt...
@bazcurtis Why not do a DHW run and then turn heating off. Make sure that the circulation has stopped. That will tell you whether its th...
The heat pump engineer was almost certainly right. The key to operating heat pumps efficiently (ie cheaply) is to keep the flow temperature low, and ...
HA cant monitor whether the valve fully closes or remains a bit open due eg to rubbish in the pipe or because its somehow a bit stuck, you are going t...
Was it ever fully 'in the hands of the IET, NICEIC and their qualified electricians.'? Most electrical work is not notifiable, and thus in practice c...
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
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RE: Starting Our Heat Pump Journey: 1962 build 3 bed detached house
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RE: Is it the house or the equipment?
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RE: Vaillant Arotherm – Using Heating
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RE: Next steps on my ASHP journey: Radiators and Pipework
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RE: Siting of the external sensor on a heatpump
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RE: Recommendations in Ely (Cambs) area for Full setup checks on Nibe HP setup for House.
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