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My Teardrop icon is permanently visible but the temp on the left for me is always moving to reflect the current flow temp which mirrors the ideals of ...
To be honest I'm not concerned for myself but as I've got family staying at the moment I wanted to be a bit more diligent at keeping a slightly more r...
@benson hi there. My aim has been to try and keep the tank at or close to 55 a few times a week so that it keeps the legionella danger zone out of rea...
@cathoderay yes I kept touching the radiators every few mins as they got colder and colder during the DHW cycle. They then, almost instantly, became *...
Not at the moment, thank you. I'm still not quite sure of the tolerance point at which the under 5 degree rule kicks in a reheat for the DHW ...
@cathoderay @jamespa I did a controlled experiment this evening: Manually turned on DHW to heat to 55 degrees It took 80 minutes to heat the tank...
Thanks @cathoderay - my understanding too, although I take the petrol pump to mean the compressor is running to actively heat whatever it should be. A...
Something I've never been sure of is whether the hot water 'squiggly lines' should always be visible even when you want space heating active. I unders...
@jamespa @cathoderay it appears that it's only at the very end of the DHW cycle that it happens. I've only noticed it the last 2 days as I've been her...
@cathoderay I spoke to him on the phone so haven't had a chance to show him but he did say it was a retrofit installation using old pipework and that ...
@cathoderay I'm not sure to be honest! I will ask the installer when he's next over.
@cathoderay ah yes, of course. I suppose there's no benefit then in me reading that analogue flow meter in practice, unless I need to verify the Midea...
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