Last seen: Jun 1, 2025
@editor He 'checked' some 'stuff' such as filters and measured the antifreeze content. That's pretty much it so far as I could tell. He seemed to s...
The last service on my Ecodan in November 2024 cost £333.65, which included a mileage fee of £63.00 (+ VAT). Tell me that isn't extortionate! I am des...
@ianmk13 I had to do that for my garden sprinkler at a house I once lived in. Got around it via a Fred Karno method by using a large water butt wi...
@somerpark no worries.
@ianmk13 Go ahead then.
@somerpark My reply regarding retention wasn't addressed to you.
@ianmk13 How will you heat the water in the retained vented DHW cylinder? Because you won't be using the ASHP.
@somerpark No. I swapped it for a non-digital, unpumped shower, and the cold water storage tank was removed. A power shower is not compatible with a...
I had a Aqualisa digital pumped shower prior to having the ASHP installed’. It had to be stripped out because the ASHP system is a closed mains pressu...
As per the screen shot, when my Ecodan is not calling for heat and is effectively 'off', you will see that the flow and return temp' is always at a mi...
@tim441 Whom are you putting those questions to?
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