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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...
Note for those who wish to follow this discussion but are wary of the maths... There is a BEAMA Guide to underfloor heating which compares the SPF o...
Ah... interesting conclusion! I don't think that will work because compressors can't operate at very low speed.They are designed to be used over a r...
I think you ought to know that DESNZ is working on an approach to control appliances in the home using remote signalling. At the very least they int...
I suspect that the heat-pump is 'cycling'. Ie it's switching on/off every few minutes in response to temperature sensors. If you have Thermostatic...
That's interesting @cathyem1 Many installers don't like reconnecting an existing solar-thermal to a newly installed heat-pump system. It can be m...
I've done a few checks on the Growatt MOD4000-TL XH inverter. It costs around £550 in UK, and is a typical basic 3-phase design with a battery port....
Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) needs to be planned/considered at a very early stage. Installing the larger pipes first is the best...
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