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@majordennisbloodnok you wouldn’t be smug if you had a Vaillant because the first task coming out of holiday mode is an anti-legggionaire DHW cycle up...
I went through this consultation and answered where I had a relevant input. But mostly my reaction was”what on earth for?” They seems to be scratching...
@batpred excel mainly!
@mk4 good luck with the installation your research should be worthwhile. There’s no point turning down the 16kW to lower levels (and it’s unlikely to ...
One aspect of making insulation air-tight that hasn’t been mentioned is wind washing, a strange term which is if the insulation isn’t sealed (like aro...
Our solid-walked garage was made into a heated room using external phenolic insulation 75mm thick, very well taped, then over rendered with silicone ...
@mike-camelot I thought it did have ufh from memory on one of the later updates. Sorry! BUT at first I used an equivalent radiator from the W/m2 heati...
@patrick you won’t fully know until you have it in place. The simple solution to uneven front back heating is leave doors open (our option). The more ...
From my understanding your valves operated as they should they dumped water to save damage to the ashp. You need to find the “away” mode if Midea ha...
@sheriff-fatman no in the middle of tea and making phone calls but husband watched some and he only winced once with the home owner saying “it’s great...
@mike-camelot I have used Heatpunk as well as my own spreadsheet and got both to align with annual heating bills. I have a copy of heat engineer but g...
@sjc123456789 I totally agree withJames’s comments on heat pump size and JohnyB’ on floor insulation. Our house is 200m2 not very well insulated (sold...
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