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Ideally design upstairs and downstairs for the same (low) flow temperature, otherwise you are going to be mixing down for the UFH which is not desirab...
Wow, thats a big (or very poorly insulated) bathroom. Are you sure its that much? As I'm sure you know radiator output and thus selection depends o...
Decorators caps, not screwed down (they can actually be used to adjust the flow) or the original head just balanced on top. I do the second of these ...
Thats a very astute observation. Its like an electrician working without any test equipment!
@travellingwave Just to add to what @mars has said, judging by the questions we get here there definitely is a market for the things you mention, al...
It's very dependent on the lsv, heat geek did a series of experiments (search for 'valve authority') and found the control range varied from 0.25 turn...
The version of the Vaillant installation manual I have says that a Type B RCD must be used 'if these are specified for the Installation Site'. So fa...
I'm not so sure that the rest of society values a maths or science background. Industry does but the average person in your local pub (or on the Clap...
I agree as it happens. It seems to me that the job of an ordinary MP largely amounts to following voting orders and fending off a load of complaints ...
Well said. Far too many people IMHO think Government is easy and both civil servants and politicians stupid. Personally I don't believe either. G...
Remember that the house continues to lose energy when the heating is off so the answer to the question depends how much it cools when its turned off. ...
@bash If you find that you cant get a fine enough adjustment on the LSVs (they can be a bit of a pain with only the last half turn making any diffe...
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
@batpred I take your point and, perhaps, your experienc...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@batpred When the raw material input has increased in c...
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We kept ours and Heat Geek would have been in touch if ...
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
The Heat geek contract had various get-out clauses with...
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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?
Thanks @jamespa The last hard to fix draughts in the...
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RE: Vaillant Arotherm – Using Heating
@l8again Mine is typically using 11w including the i...
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RE: Next steps on my ASHP journey: Radiators and Pipework
If you have a flowmeter and two temperature probes, the...
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RE: Siting of the external sensor on a heatpump
@jamespa Absolutely. Even if the same mistake was mad...
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RE: Recommendations in Ely (Cambs) area for Full setup checks on Nibe HP setup for House.
In fairness all heating has cost a lot to run in recent...
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