Last seen: Jun 22, 2025
I do have whole-house MVHR.I'm going to avoid commenting on that whilst we discuss the heating system. Let's remember @newhouse87 that although we a...
That's why @derek-m suggested that you're "running it like a gas boiler". 😉 You don't control a heat-pump with periods of being "on" or "off" using...
Returning to your earlier photo; do these UFH pipes all go directly into the concrete floor? ... or are most of them running through pipe insulati...
@newhouse87 As I don't yet have a heat-pump, I'm unable to comment on the sound. But I could comment on the inappropriate approach to wiring the act...
It's usually the case that the USB adaptor end 'offers' the 120R impedance by default. You therefore need to place that matching resistor at the oth...
You'll only need one 120R resistor @cathoderay - at the far end of the RS485 line. 🤔 I've been assembling a range of Modbus devices over the past ...
@newhouse87 - clarifications..... ... take care when reading the questions here because we don't want to make incorrect assumptions. 1:@derek-...
@alan-m - if you like the sound of what @cathoderay is saying, you might want to get an energy meter installed to monitor the electricity supply to th...
It is unfortunately the case that the sort of issues we're discussing here are all too common @newhouse87 Within in the general population there's t...
Yup!That room jolly well should be 'quite warm' with zero insulation on the pipes 😲 For a heat-pump, the temperature differentials are very much sm...
The Technical Guidance documents of the Building Regulations for Ireland aren't much different to the Approved Documents, as they're called in UK.What...
On a separate matter, thanks for posting the above photo. Would you like us to write anything about the levels of pipe insulation which are present ...
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