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You shouldn't need to raise the temp of DHW as high as 50°C The safety devices now fitted as standard to prevent scalds are set to 42°C by default.T...
The percentage of glycol also depends on the pressure (Charles' Law). At atmospheric pressure, the proportion required can be obtained from this gra...
@amanda - we don't allow political commentary on this forum.We're ok with you mentioning Douglas Ross, however. When us citizens need to draw attent...
Mea culpa. I had extrapolated too far into your comment about the scheme offering heat pumps to both tenants and owner occupiers. I am also taking n...
Speaking for myself... yes! I am sufficiently enthusiastic that I am developing new technology to decrease the cost of electricity required by h...
Ah... if only that were indicative of the actual cost of ownership! Over the expected lifetime of a heat-pump, the running costs will easily exceed ...
That's interesting 'advice' @amanda1 May I compare that comment from your installers with the requirements of the Building Regulations, Part-L, sect...
Each inverter will have an order in which it likes to be (re-)started. The hybrid storage inverters I use can be quite pedantic about theirs - to th...
Updates to Smart Meter equipment would usually be assessed by Energy Suppliers before they get propagated out to their customers. So in @morgan's ca...
Thanks for photos. That's much easier for me to see what's happening. 1: The door looks like the lower hinge is no longer attached to the frame ...
There's several unrelated points in that saga, @morgan ! First - the meter cupboard door.If this is a 'standard' electricity meter box, then replace...
That's interesting to hear, @ronin92 I would question the 'balance' which was arrived at through the partnership between Council and suppliers. It...
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