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@jamespa I don't see anything that would help me know what pipework goes where. I don't see a water pump anywhere, and actually have a vague memory th...
@editor thank you, I've checked and did include that question. I'll keep you posted 🙂
Thank you to everyone who has commented on this. I decided to initially send a Subject Access Request to the installer to see whether having sight of ...
@transparent apologies I missed your post. This is a photo of the cylinder.
@jamespa thank you, I'll start recording these, I can see them on the Onecta App. In the heat loss document it gives LWT range 35-50C, minimum ambient...
@dgclimatecontrol thank you 🙂
@editor thank you. Can I ask who actually issues the MCS installation certificates? I assumed MCS, but given my experience now wonder if it's the inst...
@jamespa I'm pretty reluctant to go back to the installer for this. I think any goodwill from them has evaporated. And my feeling latterly was that th...
Would it be reasonable to expect the installer to meet the cost of an alternative provider to carry out a new heat loss calculation and assess the set...
@transparent thank you, I will add that to my to do list. Have you any thoughts what I might hope for as an outcome if the unit installed is actually ...
@toodles good to know. I really dislike the MMI. I find it very awkward to use, have to go in to my garage to take readings and adjust settings, don't...
@toodles that's a really useful thought, I will check them
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