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This is a better article to understand the carbon cost of steel
Neat analysis! Thanks
Plastic is a wonderful material used in the right products. I believe that I’ve read that plastic buckets have saved countless lives in Africa and oth...
How green is off-peak electricity is a relevant aspect because we can all choose an option which will help the planet even if it can’t be justified on...
The best way to handle multiple thermistors/thermocouples! Thermostats indeed any temperature sensor is to do a “cluster test”. Basically you put them...
@lucia is it possible that your DHW is on for a constant time rather than to reach a set temperature?Otherwise it doesn’t make sense. On set-back as...
This seems excellent to me since I get so annoyed with current building regs of two panels on a south facing roof which could take 10. Or two on the n...
We have a 9.5kWh battery which we got in 2022 together with a further 2kW of PV. The payback time was ~7 years then, which we consider completely acce...
The timer is for if you are in expanded mode the wc is modified by switching off the heating if it’s too warm. You can have a set-back temp overnight ...
@transparent it has a virtually clear seal that can barely be seen by eye never mind on a photo. I’ve not proded it (calibrated biro test!) so I’m not...
This is the bracket supporting our 7kW Vaillant. It looks more substantial and is designed for an higher upper weight limit and has no noise we’ve hea...
Boost goes up to your normal set temperature so it depends on how cold it has got. We can see the electricity use profile so know roughly how long it ...
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