Last seen: Oct 31, 2025
@benson thank you. I am beginning to see that now and will be changing my approach thanks to what I have recently learned. @cathoderay and others. T...
@cathoderay floor plans were in the scope document that I posted 👍
@jamespa thanks so much. Very useful
To summarise where things stand. The external insulation is totally inadequate and should be completely replaced and I will contact the installers t...
@cathoderay of course it's 28mm diameter 🤣 I measured the circumference and didn't do the conversion. Glad someone is awake. I've attached ...
@tasos There are room thermostats which call for heat from the system. As to whether the system runs according to the WC settings (which are recently ...
@cathoderay thank you. External pipework is 90mm and the Midea is 12kW (my prior typo). I will ask installer for heat loss calculation now.
This is the scope document for my system to follow up on the heat loss pages I posted earlier in the thread. Thanks
@jamespa thanks. I will follow up on that shortly. I have been reading various parts of this website including "the good, the bad and the not so gre...
@transparent Wow! Great information. Sounds like it was a terrible installation as far as pipework goes (and probably more). Now I need to find a foru...
@cathoderay thanks. I've always thought the same - I have no idea why they ran it outside. It can easily go straight into the building and I have some...
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