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@clairelp I'd expect the primary pipes - which is the ones that connect your heat pump to to the volumiser, to that black and red Esbe valve, and to a...
Additional to all those good comments, especially the pipe clipping one, it might also be worth checking with the installer what the velocity in the n...
@editor my copy arrived at the weekend - I haven't read it back to back yet but I have skimmed through each page. Like you say it's an ideal grounding...
@elton and here's a link
@editor just ordered my copy.... we'll probably recommend it to our local sustainability groups. Until "low temperature heating system design" is full...
@editor I'll defer to Brendon/Heatcol's encylopedic knowledge here when and if he responds in terms of how many compressor starts per hr is too many.....
@tomasmcguinness a thermal store can help to reduce cycling / increase utilisation. Using dual stats top and bottom is helpful - appliance comes on on...
@ianmk13 they're not trvs as such - they are a series of fittings into which you can fit flow-settable inserts. You then add a cap to stop people fidd...
We're soon to trial flow-settable rad valve insets, and in-line valves from IMI and Giacomini on an installation we supplied the heat pump to in Devon...
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