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My neighbour received an email from Anglian Water saying they suspected there was a leak in the house somewhere with instructions on how to identify. ...
@editor I suspect that the Heat Geek online quote is a marketing hook only. When I first contacted HG their on line quote was based on an EPC rating...
A not unreasonable position and it wouldn’t be mandatory of course but the onus is then on the customer to educate themselves, a perfectly reasonable ...
Interesting topic. I do think that installs are overpriced because of the grant and it is coupled to homeowner naivety (forum members don’t fall into...
@rusty Looks like there’s plenty of room in there for a CU and another Henley block if needed. The current clamp would likely go around one of those ...
I’ve had an EV with wall charger for over 3 years and this is my perspective, in no particular order. Where does your main supply enter the hous...
@batpred I suspect it will be more this year. I had 9 months at 15p export and just 3 months at 12p. This year it’s likely to be 12p all the way, al...
@kilgorexv definitely a larger inverter will help and more PV will help support your usage in winter - we have 10kW of PV split across east and west a...
From experience, I think an 8kW inverter is the smallest worth having depending on household. In winter, the ASHP might pull 3kW or so, an oven heati...
@toodles possibly. The £9k labour charge for 4-5 days work certainly didn’t help.
Just be aware that Octopus are likely to over estimate the heat loss, as could any other installer. You should have a plan for discussing their calcu...
@jamespa Thanks James, very helpful. From the proposal and some email threads I've seen, the installer comes over as pretty competent. Obviously the...
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RE: Heat pump branding. Clever, contemporary… or a bit too much?
I think Heat Geek have done an amazing job on their bra...
By Tomtheheatingengineer , 4 hours ago
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
I have just had 3 heat loss surveys, one by heat geek o...
By David , 4 hours ago
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RE: Heat Geek Zero Disrupt: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
I think that's the key question. After all inverter uni...
By Prunus , 6 hours ago
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RE: battery storage without solar
As of October 1st they need specific qualifications to ...
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
A unit which uses water to transfer the heat/chill from...
By Temperature_Gradient , 7 hours ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
With regards to the BUS grant raid, I gave it more thou...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 7 hours ago
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
The whole system seems to work on the basis of...
By ian33a , 8 hours ago
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
Good plan. If you can get half hourly meter readings a...
By JamesPa , 13 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pumps Without Grants: Would You Have Installed One & Will You Now?
@editor Most certainly. The heat pump was an ideal s...
By Abernyte , 13 hours ago
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Although regulations may well vary from country to coun...
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
Yep I caught our slow leak from a £100 bill rise 8)
By EtchedPixels , 13 hours ago
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RE: Do You Need a Buffer Tank or Low Loss Header for Underfloor Heating in a Large Property?
@jamespa in some cases, failing the Turing test might b...
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RE: Passiv Smart Thermostat - Help & Forum Support
@energystoragetech The heat capacity of some...
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RE: tepeo ZEB UK Support & Info Thread
Sorry you are correct, I was remembering figures from t...
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