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Last seen: Sep 21, 2026
@jamespa Very confident with the heat loss. The house is 700m2, all up to new build spec, 3 floors, very tall windows and very high ceilings.
@jamespa It's a funny system, but was out only option left, without a significant install cost. It didn't make sense to me initially with t...
@editor The property is over 350m2, and an old stone building. Heat loss is was just over 22kW at design. The 80l/min is standard for if t...
@grahamf It was due to the clearances, would have preferred to have had R290. Weather compensation is set up, but just struggling with gett...
@cathoderay It is meant to be Anti-Freeze Valves. When I say concerning it is a bit of an exaggeration, but it is more to say that it isn't adding ben...
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