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RE: Controversial opinions - pure weather compensation, buffer tank, heat loss, oversized heat pumps

@sunandair The Approved Documents which comprise the Building Regulations are not as 'officious' as they used to be.They are now in a form which the g...

10 months ago
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RE: Heat Pump + Dynamic / Smart Tariffs - what is your approach?

I can see what you're wanting to achieve @jaket Some thoughts - 1: Adding a timer to only allow DHW heating when costs are lower might save money...

10 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

I think what makes this installation the more confusing is that the installer has only used three-core (lighting flex) for everything. When he's nee...

10 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

I think @alfapat needs to start labelling cables where they enter the controller box. The outer sheath of mains cables can be written on with pencil...

10 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

So where are the connections for the "Booster Heater"? I don't see any thick wires arriving at that point on the board. Is that terminal block abs...

10 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

The circuit diagram doesn't match the connection styles/positions on the circuit board. I'm particularly anxious about the thin white wires which mi...

10 months ago
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation

It might be a pipe bracket transferring vibration into a floorboard. Simply touching the bracket with fingers would cause the noise to change. Onc...

10 months ago
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RE: Controversial opinions - pure weather compensation, buffer tank, heat loss, oversized heat pumps

Oh dear. So that left you telling the electrician where to stuff it! 😉 For comparison, here's a photo showing one of the (several) te...

10 months ago
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RE: Controversial opinions - pure weather compensation, buffer tank, heat loss, oversized heat pumps

Keep asking these questions @ajbevster ... and don't worry if you make an incorrect statementor arrive at a wrong conclusion. Everything you're po...

10 months ago
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