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Balancing can be a long process (it can also be very quick especially if the settings are almost right) and its possible to mess things up if you turn...
Up to a point yes. However every heat pump (and every boiler) can only turn down so far, ie it has a minimum output (which, in the case of a heat pum...
By opening up the lockshield valve on the radiator in question, or closing down a bit lockshield valves on other radiators (the lockshield valve, ofte...
Is that a single pair only? If so it may be part if the problem. How long? What flow rate do you have ( your heat pump will tell you) and what dt f...
Should be interesting. Do watch to see if the UFH gets too hot, although if it does then thats a positive outcome!
Sorry to hear that but I'm not surprised TBH. Stratification is effective in a normal unvented tank where the hot water is drawn off at the top. In ...
I wonder if heat pump manufacturers will tone these siting restrictions down. I suspect so. They aren't, so far as I have been able to establish, ac...
Re (2) I misinterpreted your earlier post. The actual requirement is here "(ii)the system providing space heating or water heating, or both, of ...
@newby OK here are my considered thoughts based on info so far: Very sensible! General comments: I think its unlikely, bu...
Loss assessments can be a very serious case of GIGO. I had two, both coming out at 16kW following, in each case, a 3 hour survey. I did the calculat...
You will struggle to persuade an installer to do this and nor would I necessarily advise it without careful thought (although I wouldn't rule it out e...
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