Last seen: Sep 14, 2025
@jamespa Originally, our Daikin was controlled by the WC settings but the radiators all underwent thorough scrutiny with the lockshield valve key firs...
@emceed A heat pump will have sensors monitoring the LWT and the RWT and when the difference is close to zero, the pump should stop applying energy to...
@jancold No, I had in mind ‘modern idioms’ mainly; yes, I am showing my age! Ancient Toodles.
@ianmk13 That just leaves a total vacuum in my mind… When I consider all the ‘modern expressions’ that have been foisted upon us (example. ‘I was lik...
@broadsman Sorry, I forgot to answer your question about solar generation; yes we do export during the spring - summer and autumn. As the export rate ...
@broadsman Our co nsumption was in the same ball park when we still had gas heating and DHW. Using a Sunamp Thermino ePV210 for the DHW since puttin...
Our secondary pump attached to the LLH and radiator pipes is a Wilo Pico; this pump is very quiet in normal operation. Have you tried ‘tweaking’ the s...
@editor I realise that the Tesla route is not the cheapest - but it is good, as is the Tesla app to control many aspects of controlling the system; th...
@crimson I don’t know what the experts might do but, when a radiator is plumbed in, it is ‘dry’ containing just air and filling is accomplished by ope...
@editor I think you might be forming a ‘Special Relationship’ with ‘the trade’ via your Q&A’s Mars! Regards (and approval!) Toodles. 😉
@cathoderay 🤣 Toodles
@transparent Beware, the ‘batteries included’ may be flat LR44’s as mine were; I bought a pack of 24 (I think it was) from Amazon and as the company n...
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