Last seen: Feb 6, 2026
Aluminium has a thermal conductivity about 5 times better than cast iron or steel I think, there are reasons that itās used for heatsinking electronic...
@markc Can you expand on why auto adaptation cannot be used, but weather compensation can? Is it simply that the location means that the room tempe...
@sand Youāre welcome, I never know whether to reply on things like this, as itās not easy to know how much people already know, donāt want to āteac...
@derek-m Thanks, Iāll look at them. Really needs a separate post, donāt want to take over Annās thread.
@sand The photo of the radiator looks like a standard steel type 22 (k2), two panels and two fins. The k3 will have three panels and three fins (as ...
@Kev M I take you point about the spec sheet referring to nominal values, guess Iām used to more detailed specs! But how do you estimate performance...
@anng Sorry to hear about your experience so far. Iām no expert, just an interested observer, so Iām reluctant to suggest anything that may add to y...
Hi, Found this site whilst looking for information on heat pump and solar installations, the real world user feedback and support attracted me. Curr...
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