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That does not sound even faintly like a case of what you suggested earlier namely Politicians and civil servants are, I have no doubt, quite capa...
I cant explain that unless either (a) the heat pump is working at its maximum capacity (which could be the case given you are operating part time and ...
Perhaps, or perhaps they are going beyond the limits of what is known by anyone, expert or otherwise. If @transparent is to be believed, that is cert...
The 7kW is (in terms of output) what most manufacturers would call an 8kW (or even 9), so this might just be a marketing exercise. However they are l...
You are of course correct in the short term. If the system (hp, house, rads, pipework) isn't in equilibrium something will heat up until it is, or sh...
Er, it does. It knows the heat loss because it knows LWT, RWT and flow rate. Thats the heat supplied which, if the house is in equilibrium, must equ...
I find it quite challenging to think about, to say the least. The simple model of a house, which we use much of the time, is a monolithic block cha...
That's not necessary so far as I can see. Measuring the current weather tells the heat pump or boiler whats currently happening to the outside of hou...
If you only ever want them at 18C then it would be better simply to turn down the lockshields on these rads. Then you retain the full active system v...
What cylinder do you currently have? There are very likely installers who wont insist on replacing it (eg Heat Geek 'Zero disrupt') BTW I used to t...
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