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@benseb that sounds a good point from which to start. Since our battery is just a third of your size I would be heating in just the low cosy period an...
On the Vaillant app our 7kW showed9.1kW at ~+2C. I suspect that is a bit on the high side of the measurement accuracy though. @adamk your surveyor m...
Ours is on the flow side at your position C after the DHW-CH change-over valve. It is plumbed in series.
Our 6kW system has generated just over 400kWh since 1st October. We are south facing but our neighbours all have tall trees. Spring isn’t too bad sinc...
@dreg1 I am a cynic and believe that only the actual house which is tested will pass the building regs. The other will have considerably less care tak...
@cathoderay any updates in this mild spell are you boiling indoors yet?
We have a 26L volumiser. I invited a potential installer to leave (to save his time!) if he was proposing a 4 port buffer. They came back (having talk...
I understand that it gets dissipated as heat, mostly in the panels but some in the inverter. Since most solar power generates heat in the panels (80%)...
@lucia & @transparent For me the answer to the conundrum of private companies selling the capacity that tax payer have paid for and consumers will...
@jaynieq I’m glad I helped (even if only a bit!). I am amazed that you still have your oil boiler I thought they had to be physically removed. Our gas...
Awesome! Its good to read you’ve got the performance you want and sad that this wasn’t the case previously and it needed 2 new radiators to achieve ...
@kundk you probably already know the builder/plumber will have to get a specialist in to remove the tiles because of the asbestos. It is worth havin...
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RE: Flexi-Orb Heat Pump Scheme: A Game-Changer for the UK's Heat Pump Industry
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RE: One flow valve appears to be duff
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                                RE: British Gas Heat Pump Installation Complaint
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