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@jamespa good morning. Please don’t apologise for all the questions! I’m sorry that I’m slow in responding. It’s down to a combination of daily grandm...
That’s amazing, thank you @JamesPa for being so generous with your time and knowledge. I’ll take the evening to re-read and digest and try to get the ...
So sorry @JamesPa , I’m an idiot. I took pics of everything and then sent the wrong ones! Our WiFi drops out continually which is when the mighty 3G k...
@cathoderay very prudent and I will in the future question everything! Well the system is on full tilt (it’s minus 7 here today) and I daresn’t look a...
@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...
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