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@editor thanks for sharing this - it should be really good. Do come and say hi if you're a forum member and attend 😲
@grantmethestrength yes the do work like that - I'm using them in the room with my thermal store horizontally in fact. They are uni-directional, and s...
@jamespa That is a great point about waste - and I think you're right. I think perhaps we need to think of carrying alternative caps as an extra on th...
I have a quick question for installers and homeowners on this fine forum. We're giving our FRV (Flow Regulating Valve) an upgrade, and I would valu...
@steveimpey excellent to hear that you're up and running finally. 👍😀
@steveimpey as a short term "fix" have you tried turning off the weather comp and running the unit at fixed flow temps? You could vary the flow temp e...
Hi Topher, Thanks for the tag Mars. I am.indeed on hols in Denmark, home of the wood stove perhaps! A direct air supply is a good idea for red...
@andycoo that flooring sounds ideal. Extra volume is usually your friend when it comes to heating systems and I would certainly plan for potentially...
Hi @andycoo we do an LK 110 standalone weather compensating actuator with valve: LK are a top notch Swedish made. I haven't tried the German system...
That's troubling to hear. This is very not our own approach at Firepower, nor our experience with heat pump manufacturers at all. In general when ther...
@vinceprince our company supplies heat pumps, and have been doing biomass systems for much much longer. What you're describing is called a hybrid or b...
@jennyross a totally blocked filter will stop the heat pump from working (it would give a "flow fault") so I guess that wasn't happening. And it's goo...
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