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RE: Replacing Storage Heaters with a Heat Pump in a Stone Cottage
By Paul1098, 2 weeks ago |
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| @cathoderay I've noticed SPAB have done work on heat loss thru' solid walls on older properties and found the U value's to be better than RICS would suggest.The house I'm currently looking at converti... | ||
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Tesla Powerwall (2) Calibration Cycles
By Toodles, 2 weeks ago
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| I have recently noticed that my Powerwall 2 has taken to autonomously carrying out a calibration cycle where the battery is charged to 100% and then discharged to my setting of 20%. In itself this is ... | ||
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RE: Replacing Storage Heaters with a Heat Pump in a Stone Cottage
By cathodeRay, 2 weeks ago |
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| I think the sensible route is to do what you sensibly and sensitively can. External insulation is out of the question for aesthetic reasons, and internal insulation is unhelpful in small rooms. What y... | ||
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RE: Replacing Storage Heaters with a Heat Pump in a Stone Cottage
By Paul1098, 2 weeks ago |
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| @cathoderay I must admit that I've always been wary of heat pumps in old properties as I thought you'd need to increase the insulation and there is no way external or internal insulation is being adde... | ||
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RE: Replacing Storage Heaters with a Heat Pump in a Stone Cottage
By cathodeRay, 2 weeks ago |
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| @paul1098 — I like many others have an old listed grade II stone cottage in a national park and I had a heat pump installed in early 2022. Getting planning permission and listed building consent was a... | ||
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RE: Is This Initial Free Quote From Octopus Trusted Partner Reasonable?
By ltron2, 2 weeks ago |
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| @editor That's a pity, but thank you for checking. I'll let you know what IR Energy (my Octopus trusted partner) say. | ||
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RE: Is This Initial Free Quote From Octopus Trusted Partner Reasonable?
By Mars, 2 weeks ago |
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| @ltron2 I’m afraid @ashp-bobba is not near you (he’s in Kent), and our installer list in south Wales is beyond limited. | ||
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RE: Replacing Storage Heaters with a Heat Pump in a Stone Cottage
By Mars, 2 weeks ago |
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| @paul1098, welcome to the forums. Sounds like you’ve already got a useful head start if you’re comfortable with heat loss and pipe sizing. Your point about installers is fair too. Heat pumps get a lot... | ||
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RE: Is This Initial Free Quote From Octopus Trusted Partner Reasonable?
By ltron2, 2 weeks ago |
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| @editor I am in Cardiff, that would be great if so. | ||
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RE: Is This Initial Free Quote From Octopus Trusted Partner Reasonable?
By Mars, 2 weeks ago |
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| @ltron2 where are based? You might be lucky and be in Simon’s installation area… he’s one of the best installers in the country. | ||
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RE: Is This Initial Free Quote From Octopus Trusted Partner Reasonable?
By ltron2, 2 weeks ago |
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| @ashp-bobba Thank you, that's really detailed. I had no idea that those were the requirements and yes I did ask for cooling (which is the main bonus of A2A). As I see it I have basically three habit... | ||
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RE: Is This Initial Free Quote From Octopus Trusted Partner Reasonable?
By ASHP-BOBBA, 2 weeks ago |
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| @ltron2 Please do keep us updated as you move along and progress. I would be interested to hear the outcome after they survey if they do. | ||
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