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Default Standard or "Superduty" hot water cylinder?

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John Rumm wrote:
Sort of my thoughts. Unless you have an ancient system with a boiler than
cycles continuously 40% saving is pie in the sky.


A 40% saving in time to reheat could be feasable... (in fact a decent
fast recovery cylinder should be able to swallow at least 20kW, some of
the older standard ones may not be able to use more than 5kW).


Oh indeed, but that doesn't translate into a similar saving in energy.

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