Last seen: Aug 2, 2025
Isn’t there a consultation on ofgem in process about now? And since I missed this gem I feel another letter to my MP coming on!
Our system is open no hydraulic separation. The volume is high (18 Large K2 and can’t be bothered to add it up) but the installer still added a 26L in...
If the insulation isn’t wet you can over-cover it. It’s nearly always the more the better. 2cm wall thickness would be a good start.
Unfortunately I missed this deadline since life activities got in the way. That’s how they get away with such outrageous acts the poor victims only fi...
@sunandair you certainly seem to understand it now! Congratulations.
@simonwhiteley ours in practice correlates best with the peak usage day. Depending on your actual values the lowest heat loss prediction by spreadshee...
Contributing to the comments about compensation by overshoot in normal operation The first is de-frosting at virtually full capacity on our Vaillant...
100% is a good level! Our system is a 7kW Vaillant designed for 42C flow temp at -2C external. That gives it some flow in hand for demanding tempera...
Do you have a Sensocomfort? it looks like
Back to gas: we too had the meter removed for free by Octopus. It took very few minutes less than 15, so not a huge subsidy from them. We had a new ga...
Our house has a solid concrete floor cavity walls with old foam insulation and 300mm of insulation in the roof. It’s 190m2in area and 1950s build. The...
I’m not as expert as James but we have Vaillant and are happy with the heat level and wince a bit at the cost when it’s this cold So you ought to be...
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