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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
By Batpred, 4 weeks ago |
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| @ian33a great point on the estimating software (and potentially the heat loss software). I have the sense that this enables a lot of sales - as the concept of paying for a survey without a prior free... | ||
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
By ian33a, 4 weeks ago |
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| A few more thoughts: I think MCS and the BUS grant require an insurance backed guarantee for two years - that needs to be funded. Whereas a gas system can be designed by rule of thumb and over sizing ... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Papahuhu, 4 weeks ago |
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| @batpred When the raw material input has increased in cost 110% in a month, common sense comes into play. | ||
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RE: Question regarding Boiler Upgrade Scheme eligibility for ASHP with gas boiler replacement and existing A2A
By Batpred, 4 weeks ago |
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| We kept ours and Heat Geek would have been in touch if the BUS for the install that they did a couple of months back had any glitches. | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Batpred, 4 weeks ago |
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| Hope you are hearing from a good source? Call me old fashioned, I prefer written analysis.. | ||
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RE: Question regarding Boiler Upgrade Scheme eligibility for ASHP with gas boiler replacement and existing A2A
By Toodles, 4 weeks ago |
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| @rob-of-york Yes! We had the gas boiler based CH system removed and received the £5K BUS Grant. We kept a gas fire as a fallback but later, when we had the gas pipe capped and the meter removed, we al... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Papahuhu, 4 weeks ago |
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| @jamespa There is so much complexity in the world that it’s effectively a chaotic system at the moment, politicians have near zero control of geopolitical events anymore. We are still living with the ... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Toodles, 4 weeks ago |
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| @jamespa The MAGA Cap? | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By JamesPa, 4 weeks ago |
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| Nah, thats after the American mid-terms and the war will be over then. We have it on the authority of a strong and smart (high IQ) President. What more evidence does Ofgem need when setting the cap?... | ||
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
By Batpred, 4 weeks ago |
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| The Heat geek contract had various get-out clauses with generic wording unlike most building contracts (which is what I mostly see an ASHP install as). They also want to make sure their processes sta... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Papahuhu, 4 weeks ago |
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| @old_scientist I’m hearing analysis indicating likely 25% increases in uk price cap in Jan 2027 this afternoon, if correct, fixing seems like it was the right call. I guess that could also reverse if ... | ||
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