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[aside] I'm impressed how much @cathyem1 is picking up from this discussion and diagnosing what's going on. 🤗 This is just the sort of back...
Nick - Fitting large pipes is one of the most enjoyable DIY jobs you can have. Whether it's foul-water drains, rainwater or ventilation, they are ve...
I agree. 50Ā°C is perfectly adequate for your DHW tank. 1: If you ask the heat-pump to take it higher than this, then it's becoming less effici...
An immersion heater can always be disconnected or isolated at a later date if @cathyem1 wants to. But I think there should be an immersion heater dr...
Yes! And this is why we like having photographs of installations.We can spot things which you might not think to ask us! Would you like to try pos...
It doesn't make sense to me that the immersion heater is controlled by a time clock, separate from the heat pump. Every heat-pump approved for use i...
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