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Another aspect was the DHW heating; the coal fire in the living room of our newly built council house had a back boiler and this required that even on...
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@bontwoody It is one time where the ‘new’ is so much better than the old, progress indeed! Regards, Reflective Toodles.😊
Having to run the heat pump during the summer for DHW should not be a financial penalty; the heat pump should still have a respectable COP and better ...
@dr_dongle If you wish to consider underfloor insulation, Q-Bot can use a ‘robot’ to spray under the floor with just 200 mm of clearance Not cheap ...
This is the sort of day I like!
@andris I like it too! It is even more liked when the consumption is X and the export is X++! 😉 Toodles.
@holts A few thoughts: 22kW heat pumpery - have you allowed for the COP which if assumed to be 3 suggests a consumption of approx 7 kW whilst running,...
@hubb84 The Magnaclean filter is for everyday removal of particles of any ferrous material circulating in your pipework; I doubt that even if you clea...
@ianmk13 Before he was taken to court, we had a neighbour who was very interested in horticulture - he was a specialist with just one plant in mind, c...
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