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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 ...
I totally agree that K2 are worth it. They don’t look very different to K1 or P+ and are SO much more effective. Moving to K3 is a different step in b...
I have no connection with them whatsoever but why not ask Brendon atfor advice & replacement? You’re in Cumbria and he’s well respected in the ind...
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RE: Planning Permission May 2025
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RE: ASHP heat output monitoring
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
this document extensively describes (in a non-blame, ne...
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RE: Replacing Refrigerant on Mitsubishi Heat Pump
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RE: Why do we need pressurised systems?
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RE: 300 Liter Tank - Do I have to heat it all?
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@ecobaker May I ask a question of you please. I too hav...
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RE: Share Your Experiences with Heat Pump Manufacturer Support
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It's unclear to me how the Smart Control project work b...
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
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RE: Is this just haze or something more?
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RE: My misgivings about installing ASHP and solar panels via the ECO4 scheme...
All noted and accepted and as I say I am sorry that you...
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I think it is very much me that is sitting outside the ...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
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