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Yes, I get it 🙂 So if the ufh was taking water at a much lower temperature, then the solar-thermal would be better able to contribute to that. (I h...
Not necessarily. There's another very 'live' topic here called Anyone want to share costs on batteries? Don't worry too much about the original titl...
Thanks @heacol Your observations are well made. Fortuitously the annotations you've added are already implemented (with one variation). It was my d...
Hi @chrislay - you're very welcome here. First a question: When first investigating the installation of an ASHP, did you get an Energy Assessor to s...
The 20m limit for wood pellets being blown is due to an ENplus 1a guidance document. This indicates that pellets may become fragmented/damaged if blow...
Like this: The UFH manifolds were bought 18 years ago. Those actuators define the characteristics of water-flow in the ufh loops. Technology has...
Two points to mull over @chris 1: I could do with knowing whereabouts you are geographically. As GB tackles the growing energy crisis, we should be ...
It's an UFH system being operated from a thermal store. The water temperature leaving the store is 46degC. It then passed to the manifold for that lev...
Over here I've given some background information about HP cycling and the adverse effect it has on the mains grid. Since permission is required from...
Hi @bridgetjohn and I too am intrigued. As I'm gradually refurbishing a Devon farmhouse built in 1937, I've taken the opportunity to install UFH pip...
For the sake of @squeakysim who's in Australia, can someone point out why Heat Pumps should be installed by a contractor with MCS accreditation. I'm...
Active Balancer. There are different approaches. The one we're discussing here is the style predominately used in the YT clips and blogs about install...
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