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Hi I’ve reposted the two contrasting defrosts from the above post and re labelled them so the contrasting defrost periods can be compared. They are de...
Hi @robs Can I ask you to explain what you see as the energy attributable to the defrost and defrost Recovery. To my mind there are some energy act...
@jamespa yes I see what you mean. I think what was on my mind is how to read the impact of the eventual drop in return temperature water. What I’ve n...
I see things have moved on, all of a sudden and Rob has introduced interesting variants of defrosts across various brands. im glad the topic of lag ...
Interesting, I have highlighted the possibility of hidden energy that may not be accounted for during recovery, as listed, including contained in th...
@cathoderay I kind of guessed you might come back with the data validation route. The problem with that route is that it is only as good as the under...
It looks like there’s some good discussions on applying insulation which can’t be a bad thing @majordennisbloodnok and @cathoderay. Regarding out top...
Hi @majordennisbloodnok, I don’t think I have a different view than yours here. Im very passionate about listed buildings. I’m just pointing out that ...
@cathoderay yes I agree, listed buildings may present challenges depending on what is a particular listed feature. Importantly, of course, it’s also t...
@old_scientist that’s quite an interesting story and I agree there are some serious issues when the insulation is installed incorrectly. And possib...
In my opinion insulated walls are not a “nice to have” option, rather it is necessity. Insulation of older housing stock must be seen as an absolute...
Here is that Samsung link posted by @old_scientist
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