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@david999 The reason I sent the graph is because the values are dynamic as the smart control from Homely will optimise moment to moment. By the way, I...
@editor I am just putting the finishing touches to an article on Balancing Radiators and will be sending this in for publishing soon. Regards, Toodles...
@david999 I am attaching a screen shot just taken from my Homely Dashboard showing the last few days, does this help? Regards, Toodles.
@hcas The biggest individual feature to be checked to ensure that the ASHP runs efficiently is to ensure the unit is set to Weather Compensation. The ...
@abernyte Well, those high winds certainly didn’t blow us any ‘bad’ Sat. 6th. April, we consumed 47.74 kWh and were paid £0.58 for doing so. 😊...
@derek-m Ah! Now that is another matter of course!
@transparent Email also has the advantage that if Samsung hand on this email to an engineer who does ‘give a damn’, then they will bee armed with all ...
@david999 Regarding the multidirectional valves (I believe they mean ‘bi-directional’ really), this seems to be the case with most modern radiator val...
@david999 Looking on the bright side, as you say, you may be able to while away some hours tweaking the lock shield valves (the spill chicken doesn’t ...
Mars, do you think it might be a good idea to have a Forum Subject just on the setting of Lock Shield valves? I’m happy to contribute but am no expert...
@david999 Yup! Since retiring, I have had far more calls on the NHS than I did all my working life! Hernia (plus removal of tangled appendix whilst th...
@david999 Assuming you don’t wish to vary the day to day temperature of any given room relative to that of any other, it is normally the job of the lo...
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
@editor Thanks Mars, I have been enjoying playing with ...
By kilgorexv , 37 minutes ago
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New Vaillant Arotherm controls link to existing thermostats ; wired vs wireless
I am feeling baffled and worried:We are having a an Aro...
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
@rob-of-york Thank you, I’m thinking along these same l...
By Toodles , 6 hours ago
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@Mars Good questions! The downstairs unit did the maj...
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RE: Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
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RE: Heat Geek mini store vs pump size
Yes I agree, that’s why Heat Geek have most likely sele...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
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RE: Is the "divide by 2900" rule still valid?
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation
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