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EPC results are in. We got a 73 (C) with recommendations for additional floor insulation and solar. Nothing on wall or loft insulation, so it looks ...
Got it. Thanks
Returning to the LLH/PHX question, would it be fair to say that these things essentially trade performance (efficiency) for robustness? I guess if ...
Yes. That would just drop the curve on the graph, so you'd have to re-label the axis to compensate. The idea of subtracting a constant from the resul...
Thanks. That's helpful. Learning slowly.
That's a shame. I was beginning to veer towards Midea. What's the issue with freedom/LLH/PHX? I obviously need to do some more research, but could y...
Great data. I look forward to being able to generate some like it myself one day. I might be getting carried away in my excitement, but it looks...
He can have it written down on a piece of paper - guaranteed to be right twice a day
@jamespa Good idea. One other thing that I haven't mentioned is that 5 of our radiators are on 10mm microbore plastic, while the rest are on 15mm c...
Thanks for the comprehensive list Ian. All of the rads already have TRVs (apart from one in hall where the main thermostat is located). The advice ...
Thanks again for all the good advice. One company did mention that they would need to look at the DHW pipes, which appear to be 28mm at both ends bu...
Thanks all for your insights. @sand Did GL do the original installation in your case or were they just called in afterwards to advise? Also, how l...
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