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@adamk &@editor I think these FRVs come into their own for professional first installation use We were very fortunate that our installer did a r...
In one en-suite bathroom we have a 180cm high towel rail which isnāt enough wattage really, but the bedroom donates plenty of heat. In another we si...
@adamk what you need is enough battery size to cover 3 hours of peak prices mid winter that you get on some tariffs so probably >10kWh, with enough...
Accuracy of -/+1C is normal
@jarlatheoin do put the MVHR in early itās not an easy retrofit. Even if you save on the unit itself the ductwork is what is difficult to retrofit. Pu...
We have exactly what you describe, one utility room with UFH but radiators elsewhere. Design one single open loop, increase radiator size if need on...
Since you already have the ashp it makes little financial sense to add solar thermal to it. We already had solar thermal (vacuum tube type), so had an...
I think youāll find it depends on the room heat loss. A low loss room can be heated by a much smaller difference between mean water temperature and re...
Just done your survey!
If you need the larger one then you donāt get a choice! BUT there plenty of well informed people who prefer the 10kW version. Itās quieter because i...
@grahamf you appear to value your recirculating loop despite it reducing your overall water temperature. If you switch it off how long does it take fo...
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