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Take a look at this link of what I did to encapsulate a thumb air valve, I see all to often where the joins come apart, its why I assumed earlier on t...
Thats correct, taking your boiler out and fitting it somewhere else is not seen as taking one more boiler system off the gas grid as it will be back o...
@jamespa Yes, sort of, DNO is notification but they can refuse in rare cases so it is also like getting permission. We know which one will get refused...
What if we offered the Heatloss and DNO certs for free or outright cost, imagine the government said there is a grant to get your home surveyed say £1...
@jamespa I like it, nothing wrong with exploring how things can work better in stages. In the end the goal is the same, low carbon solution but over a...
@temperature_gradient No, not really, these system are more expensive and the difference offsets some or all of the pipework, DX refrigeration pape...
To bring this back to topic. If I understand it correctly, the proposal is to find a way that the customer could have a fast solution, almost as fa...
Agreed, but I still think the only thing they could consider is that it ends in 2027. Thats said the VAT issue irrelevant if all of this were to happe...
MCS has nothing to do with the VAT element and will never have any control or say over that, the VAT 0 Rate has been around for a while and is a gover...
Dont forget under the grant the cylinder is part covered and there is no VAT for the whole project when being done as part of the ASHP works. Its only...
I am happy if you want to start a new thread and tag me in to continue the conversation. I did not feel it was a criticism, I understand why you said ...
@andrewj Sorry for that, I though it was relevant, If you don't have to change the cylinder its more likely you will purchase a new ASHP system during...
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