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I see BG say servicing is around £200 a year and includes cleaning the evaporator, checking the fan for wear and 'ensuring the settings are correct'. ...
I'm following this thread with great interest as I am in the same boat as it were. When the energy prices went mad I set the boiler to run 24 hours at...
I wish our uk ASHP's could be made more attractive like this. Ours are so tedious and ugly (in my humble opinion).
@robl I completely agree even a catastrophic failure will disperse quite quickly.
There she is, the Mactra, a bit of a mess.
I also came across this showing the result of a "perfect" gas mix explosion on a yacht. Of interest is the first failed ignition showing how the explo...
Wandering around the internet I find there are ice making machines with R290 that are allowed to be inside buildings albeit with only 150 gm of charge...
@jamespa I notice they talk of untrapped drain or cellar entry. I'm pretty sure my rainwater drains connect to the main sewer so surely they must have...
@judith Interesting. Not all my windows on the ground floor open but they look like they could, I forget the term, frame within frame?. The non open...
@jamespa From the suppliers I understand this regulation may change due to the small R290 charge. However I also have a drain close by! Frankly I wou...
@ivanopinion Looking at my Daughters vast Eco Forest 20 Kwh machine it can modulate down to 4 Kwh according to the plate. oops misread 4.2 for 2!.
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