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@jamespa Pics as requested, thank you 🙏 Mother board and buffer tank(?) Octopus energy usage
@judith thank you for your advice. The myVaillant app is a work in progress. Living in the sticks, we sometimes have to fall back on 3G and today is o...
@cathoderay yes, thanks to your help and @JamesPa I’m starting to get a little more clued up! As you’ve probably already gleaned, I’m not tech savvy…...
@jamespa thank you again…really struggling with internet connectivity today. We’re int sticks and it’s steam driven… I’ll send photos separately, hope...
@jamespa thank you very much for your detailed reply. I’m sorry it’s taken a few hours for me to respond but I’ve been away from the house most of the...
@cathoderay again, sincere thanks for your time. I’ve read and re-read your latest reply and it makes absolute sense. To the extent that I’ve returned...
@cathoderay sorry, also forgot to mention that I’d never heard of weather compensation until I arrived at this forum. Still not completely sure what i...
Thank you again @cathoderay - your detailed response has made me realise how little I know! The heat loss figure came from a spreadsheet provided by o...
@cathoderay thank you for your response. North Cumbria - sandstone cottage C1850 Heat loss - Area M2 132.14 Power W 11465 Energy kWh 26180 ...
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