Joining the Renewable Heating Hub forums is completely free and only takes a minute. By registering you’ll be able to ask questions, join discussions, follow topics you’re interested in, bookmark useful threads and receive notifications when someone replies. Non-registered members also do not have access to our AI features. When choosing your username, please note that it cannot be changed later, so we recommend avoiding brand or product names. Before registering, please take a moment to read the Forum Rules & Terms of Use so we can keep the community helpful, respectful and informative for everyone. Thanks for joining!
Last seen: Oct 21, 2026
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 ...
SPONSORS
Degrees of Separation
Latest Posts
-
RE: The Changing Jet Stream Could Challenge UK Air Source Heat Pumps
... And that's being generous! I'll tell you a littl...
By SusannaSaunders , 3 hours ago
-
RE: Adding data centre electricity costs to domestic energy bills?
never ceases to amaze me.. Keeping steel works going ...
By Batpred , 4 hours ago
-
RE: Electricity price predictions
great session Reminds me why some politicians can be ha...
By Batpred , 4 hours ago
-
RE: Boiler Upgrade Scheme funding reduced by circa £750 million in 2026 budget
Absolutely agree. The massive Hager CU my vaillant requ...
By Batpred , 4 hours ago
-
RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?
With a heatpump tariff, it should be cheaper to operate...
By Batpred , 4 hours ago
-
RE: How much of your renewable and home setup would still work if the internet went down?
absolutely agree. even if many providers see that extra...
By Batpred , 5 hours ago
-
RE: Octopussy cosy 6 experience
People who have a Cosy appear generally to be happy wit...
By JamesPa , 8 hours ago
-
I thought the cr*p came first and the biofuel came afte...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 12 hours ago
-
RE: Aerotherm and weather compensation
@jamespa I replied yesterday with detailed readings whi...
By DavidB , 2 days ago
-
RE: Marvel Heating liquidation
@editor This is an important point. each winter, you...
By davidnolan22 , 3 days ago
-
RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
Very nice. we’ve been super soggy here, but rather m...
By Papahuhu , 3 days ago
-
RE: DIY powerflushing tutorial
Interesting! I toyed with the idea too. But I installed...
By bobflux , 4 days ago
-
RE: 15kw pump for 225m2 1990's house - over kill?
@seaviews Agree with the others on sequence: loft first...
By mk1234 , 4 days ago
-
RE: Vaillant ecoTEC Plus - Flow Temp and Set Up
Heating been on for 4 weeks now, continuous. It's 6C o...
By trebor12345 , 5 days ago
SPONSORS
