Last seen: Jul 7, 2025
@jamespa this morning we were told that up to the window cill is ok, in Vaillant’s new advice. my other comment would apply if anyone considered tha...
@benson & @toodles from both your previous posts and our experience the heat loss in the larger rooms was correct (compared to my own analysis usi...
@jancold I suspect all they’ll look at is whether there is a handle!
We dodged the bullet since we had a non-opening window fitted where we hope the pump will go. It was by accident rather than advanced knowledge of the...
We’re in Hampshire and at the getting quotes stage too. We’ve also been in contact with Cinergi and sent back 14 questions on their first quote. W...
If you find the spec sheet of a 12kW Midea it’s only about 10kW at -2C (design temp for a lot of south England) whereas the 11kW Mitsubishi could actu...
The above beautifully detailed reply by Ray shows the issue of units used. Air changes per hour ACH are easy to visualise and hence a larger room volu...
If you want to get into engineering /architectural details the there are a couple of good blogs from guys, one with a solid wall cottage
Personally I wouldn’t touch BG with a barge pole, based on 2 family experiences with them when they went into solar. On your own heat loss estimate ...
Or is refusal to burn wood when the market price is above the strike price (and the system needs power presumably) simply gaming the system to maximis...
I’ve been educating myself on electricity supply issues and the above research briefing is a balanced summary. Newspapers and statements from companie...
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