Last seen: May 22, 2025
it’s much more efficient to run a heat pump continuously but for everyone in the end it’s about money. So if you were able to run only on the cosy che...
@iraknic have you established that you can hear your system? Ours is very much quieter than the old gas fired boiler, no radiator creaking for example...
@sicky I can’t separate out the garage EWI easily since it was part of a bigger job. The insulation was 70mm which is about what you need for building...
@boycey The only added wrinkle for your flat is that 5kW is a lot for a 2bed flat so your pump perhaps could be on for less time. UFH often has a “lon...
@sicky our garage was made into a warm room using external insulation and its usual to use a system, primer, glue, fixings, board, render. Ours happen...
Perhaps you should sort out /have someone else sort out your system and then you’ll will know what matters. I know several posters here have told you ...
I spotted our value ages ago buried deep in a document/menu but now can’t re-find it! It will be the same 4C as JamesPa’s value, assuming it’s the d...
Can you explain the freeze stat function please? What is it supposed to to do? It us certainly to be described/labelled differently on other makes but...
Definitely interested in hearing more. Did you get the government grant?
@editor it would have been easy if the first guy who visited very promptly had been more software savvy but he did say he didn’t know much(!)
I’m not surprised an installer suggested replacing everything since he gets more work! Your system is 16 years old so what else might need changing?...
We have ufh in a small downstairs extension and it is far superior to the radiators elsewhere. It’s a small area so a simple thermostat mixer dropped ...
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