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Nice contraption- I like this kind of thinking. Last year I built myself a vacuum degasser to get all the air out - you seem to have created the oppos...
Got thinking about an easy way to measure heat output of an existing boiler without having to do surgery on the old system. found these connectors ...
@ian33a if you have done what is practical insulation wise then best to focus on draught proofing.
By the way we are very pleased with our heatpump in a 250 year old stone house. The thermal mass is massive so long low and slow works well - we just ...
@ian33a suspect thermal store and heatpump may not play nicely but not sure about that- do you have solar thermal as well?
Note this version is suitable for up to 17kw heatpump - which is practically all heatpumps you are likely to install. Note also it is not calibrated...
I would imagine you can integrate this to home assistant - however I would recommend OEM as it will just work out of the box - and if you then subscri...
@ian33a link to heat meter and Mbus dongle
We have one of these, displays flow in m3/hr to 0.1 accuracy.
Just checked and a DN25 heat meter plus fittings is £325 from OEM plus you need an Mbus dongle (£46) To install would require draining down all or p...
Not sure how heat geek ‘estimate’ heat loss online but if based on an EPC then in an old house of hybrid construction including cob then likely to be ...
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