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@jamespa Sorry I'm that late, I didn't get a reminder of having been cited, dunno howBravo! for the strikingly structured approach of yours. This is a...
@judith unfortunately, I completely missed your reply until now, very sorry!Your 18 000 kWh/y knock me out -- following my basic-arithmetics-approach...
Right, JamesPa, they don't, but me being nosy .... wanted to see if there's a chance of getting away without radiator swaps .... optimistically assumi...
Uh-oh, 85 kWh in 24 hours sum up to 3.5 kW in average .... perhaps the stove was meddling into the yearly result .... good you mention that.Anyway it ...
Nicely large radiators -- single layer or double? With zig-zag sheet metal dissipators on their back?When you live in an area with hard water, limesca...
Radiator .... and there it goes, my shiny theory .... so sorry, but at least I tried, and not having done so would be a shame. Keep anyway RT in mi...
@mairiA apologies myself since I didn't watch my e-mails by now.My concern is that your radiators could be hot on top but (worst case) stone cold at t...
Oh, how I love these old scientists!I'm in with your 5 kW -- thanks, that helped a lot.Overall, I enjoy this conversation very much.I do, while any ou...
Second thought, sorry:What I said about 6 kW instead of 7.5 kW against 10 kW, was under the assumption, that at 1600 or 1800 l oil per year the indoor...
No buffer, check.No re-pipe, check.6 kW would add up better imo, 10 kW doesn't at all. Big pump bringing a 200-day-per-year risk of too little demand ...
Er, nobody out there to support?I'm quite sure that my wild guesses won't help, but possible will provoke some reaction from people more skilled than ...
I read this thread from the beginning to its end.And then I read it again, thinking 'Did anybody mention return temperature RT? No, 'twas missed out.'...
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