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Cross references for @martingale Background discussion on the risks of succumbing to Legionnaires Disease is here And here's an investigative dis...
Hmmm. You would need to part-fill the cylinder using a material with a lower Heat Capacity than water (4186J/Kg/°C)and a higher density, so that it ...
It's unclear to me how the Smart Control project work by Salford University and Hildebrand would be used.At this stage it appears to be raw research, ...
OK... I'm here. But the amount of my time needed to address this is issue is greater than what I have available! Precisely! I attended last...
Aggregators have been recognised for many years, and it's a different concept to Energy Suppliers, who buy on the wholesale market. In it's most sim...
I would deffo install an additional slinky run, especially as each run is being separately terminated into a manifold. We don't know how many runs y...
Hi @seatonian - Yes, I know Seaton, and I have the National Grid maps for your area. So if "renovating our 1920's home" includes changing the heati...
Hi @topher - you might be interested to see this very recent discussion about the rules which apply to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme £7500 subsidy. The ...
@rikiarn - just have a think as to how much it will cost you to keep that gas fire available as a backup heat source. We don't know whether you use ...
Don't do much digging around.That's best left to the professionals 😉 The rules on dormant gas pipes are varied, and depend on many factors...
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