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Last seen: May 10, 2026
My local council (Highland Council) advised me to ask local heat pump installers how they deal with it. None has replied.
Can't get anyone to take it - even the council. Those responsible for the environment really need to ensure a path for this. As for the installation, ...
I'll take a photo of it if and when I next encounter it. It was all over everything in the air vent. Nothing would surprise me at what the installers ...
@jamespa Just watching a video on You Tube of a heating person installing heat pump - antifreeze valves are right at the connection to the heat pump a...
I'm not able yet to remove panels. This is a still taken from a You Tube video. I can't say if this is accurate but, if it is, it seems that anti fros...
Question:- Does the level of the lowest pipe connected to the Arotherm need to be lower than (or level with) the Arotherm for the frost valves to prot...
@jamespa The leaking air vent in the photo is mounted on the top of the buffer cylinder. The brown stuff leak is from the surroundings of the press/te...
@jamespa Limescale it isn't because I'm in a soft water area. In 10 years of a combi boiler I never experienced any limescale. I had no input to the i...
Vaillant have been awful for me - offhand, disinterested, lacking technical knowledge - I compare this with how Worcester Bosch were when I had an oil...
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