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RE: Heat Pump Installers: Competence, Illusion and the Hard Truth Homeowners Must Face
By Steelbadger, 2 days ago |
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I was especially frustrated with the lack of knowledge at essentially all levels when I was trying to get to grips with the system that originally came with our new build flat. At first, when I was re... | ||
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RE: The Hidden Secret to a Successful Heat Pump: Pipe Size Matters
By davidnolan22, 2 days ago |
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@jamespa And then there was the window company I had to deal with...... Horrific...... I'm not sure how I would go about finding a trades person again. | ||
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RE: Bizarre Retro-fixes by AAC
By ASHP-BOBBA, 2 days ago |
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So one of the best but simple mistakes I have ever seen by a big HP company was on a new housing estate where there were 4 ASHP side by side in a compound serving a cluster of 4 homes, nice install an... | ||
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RE: Bizarre Retro-fixes by AAC
By JamesPa, 2 days ago |
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@ashp-bobba No reason you should feel bad. This case is particularly worrying because, so far as I can tell from your description, it's not heat pump specific and something very similar could have h... | ||
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RE: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
By dgclimatecontrol, 2 days ago |
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It a ridiculous approach, impossible to have zero disrupt, that means as you say nothing is upgraded, just chuck in another poorly working heat pump. It'll never be anything like zero disrupt unless ... | ||
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RE: Bizarre Retro-fixes by AAC
By ASHP-BOBBA, 2 days ago |
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@jamespa The client will be perusing and reporting, we will keep our usual stance and concentrate on resolving the mechanical issues, I have seen some real bad installs and I would be the chap you mee... | ||
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RE: Bizarre Retro-fixes by AAC
By JamesPa, 2 days ago |
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@ashp-bobba The worrying thing is that the crook is presumably still in the business 'fixing' other people's plumbing. Really this should be reported to trading standards. Perhaps your customer coul... | ||
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RE: The Hidden Secret to a Successful Heat Pump: Pipe Size Matters
By JamesPa, 2 days ago |
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I completely agree, really I do. However I also know that the whole construction industry has a fair number of chancers, and like it or not they mostly get away with it. For that reason I pretty muc... | ||
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RE: The Hidden Secret to a Successful Heat Pump: Pipe Size Matters
By davidnolan22, 2 days ago |
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@jamespa Hi, I've done most of the above, and I think could well "work" this winter. The thing that bothers me most is just the lack of any care on the design. The 6 pumps could have easily b... | ||
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
By Judith, 2 days ago |
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@transparent thanks I’ve learned a lot from your post above. I’m intrigued that you are suggesting potentially malicious actors? We’ve all got a lot to learn. | ||
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RE: Mixergy Tank Failure
By bontwoody, 2 days ago |
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@ashp-bobba Thanks. I'll be interested to find out why the system failed when they get around to telling me. |
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