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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...
@watcher actually, a picture from inside the living room on a sunny day and cloudy day, at midday, with the shutters open would be very useful. What ...
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RE: Is it just me, or does tradesperson timekeeping and communication drive you absolutely mad?
Yes, and I would suggest likely to get worse with more ...
By Batpred , 3 hours ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
This topic seems more suitable for this thread... I a...
By Batpred , 3 hours ago
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
It is clearly difficult to say, there must be cases whe...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
Hi all, I'm new to this game having spent the last 25...
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RE: Panasonic Free Multi Z and Etherea Internal units.
@dgclimatecontrol Thank you for that information and re...
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RE: My Kronoterm Adapt 0312 ASHP is finally installed!
@editor It was serendipitous really. Both my wife and I...
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@mrkfm, I'd also suggest that whenever you're ready, st...
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RE: Are you planning to use a wood burner to supplement your central heating this winter?
I use my stove daily for backup and comfort. Definitely...
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@rob-of-york Thanks. I wish I'd started on this site as...
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
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RE: Passiv Smart Thermostat - Help & Forum Support
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RE: Cooling using an air to water heat pump
From experience this summer, a single-split A2A unit on...
By Rob of York , 2 days ago
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Analysis of the economics of switching to an A2W ASHP compared to other heat sources
This post aims to analyse the economics of installing, ...
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RE: Cooling with air to water heat pumps
@editor does that mean you have to have two separate ex...
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