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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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I second @editor 's advice to not change too many setti...
By Batpred , 15 seconds ago
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RE: Should I change my cylinder when changing from a gas boiler to a heat pump.
@david-2 Firstly I should say that I did change my c...
By JamesPa , 1 hour ago
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RE: Heat Geek Zero Disrupt: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
The Heat Geek survey and design process continues to ge...
By L8Again , 2 hours ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
Impressions so far from the one I've installed are that...
By EtchedPixels , 12 hours ago
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
@editor And as an occasional contributor, may I say wel...
By Toodles , 17 hours ago
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RE: Should Households Who Can Afford It Pay More for Energy to Help Those Who Can't?
They don't have to try. Our entire system is d...
By EtchedPixels , 18 hours ago
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RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?
Fair enough. I guess I was thinking of pipes that run ...
By JamesPa , 18 hours ago
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RE: How Can I Prove Coal Was My Main Heating Source Without Receipts?
Got excepted for the grant now so thanks for the replie...
By Chilli304 , 22 hours ago
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Daikin Altherma 3 R F+W, room thermostat control, weath...
By JanHarley , 23 hours ago
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RE: Buffer tank on a 2 x 14kw Ecodan system
Pretty much as I had guessed in my crude scaling from m...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Well you have a vibration generator running at some fre...
By bobflux , 2 days ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@downfield Thats a decent rate, I’m shocked they hadn...
By Papahuhu , 3 days ago
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations
@toodles thanks! So as suspected, around a doubling of ...
By SusannaSaunders , 3 days ago
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