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I think we know the answer to the question posed. As to the dates, I am frankly tierd of people who are not in power claiming that there is a simple...
@editor This is really crazy. I can sort of understand it for bespoke newbuild such as the one we are discussing here, but for estate newbuild it ma...
Definitely agree with that. If it's to their commercial advantage, manufacturers will do it whether or not mandated by regulation. Free market philo...
There are probably a fair number of superfluous bits to sell on eBay!
If by traditional system you mean uvc and by setback temperature you mean dhw target temperature then this is a good summary. R290 should be good fo...
I agree with most of what @bobflux said except possibly this: Unless your design temp is sub -5 I struggle to believe you need 18kW if this newbu...
Totally agree. However the manufacturers know that few people will sue, and the UK electorate has predominantly voted for light touch regulation - o...
Does it disappear when the heat pump is off? What about when the fan and water pump on the heat pump are running, but not the compressor(which will h...
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...
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