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@saf1973 they are 100% wrong, I claimed the GHG and the RHI. Its really straightforward, you just declare it when doing the RHI application and they t...
@mattengineer interesting to see Go off peak prices up 50% - admittedly from 5p to 7.5p isnt exactly costing the earth. But still quite a rise from th...
@majordennisbloodnok its £245 here - so I've shaved about 100 years off your payback. That's me done for the next century
@saf1973 I expect they've used a copy of the ASHP page and just not modified that section properly when customising it for turbines.
@hightower I have a Nest, however for my HP its just being dumb. I set it to 22 degrees and adjusted the room temp via weather comp and TRVs
Is this what you were looking for? Run cost estimation per month of heat pump Month % energy used/ month January 19% February...
Mine seems to defrost at roughly the same time every morning, after the showers and it's reheated the tank. Quite cool to see it steaming and then a h...
I'd just like to correct a misconception everyone here seems to have. The UK has in fact reduced it's power use massively over the last decade or so. ...
@editor I would assume that's the maximum for standing charges if you use nothing. But it's only a guess.
@mattengineer I honestly think car batteries would be fine for a house. The loads a house would give them pale in comparison to driving. The peak load...
@prjohn V2G would be ideal, sadly its not really available yet. However I have seen the new ID3 from VW if you get a model this year will have V2G and...
@jon-c just had a look on a comparison site. 8.5p/KW for gas is the lowest price and 29p/KW for electricity. Ouch. Still, that's a cop of 3.4 if you w...
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RE: Hitachi Heat Pump being replaced with Vaillant
Today. Just the copper pipe work around the cylinder.
By trebor12345 , 8 hours ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
Good point and yet another reason to dissuade the peopl...
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RE: Heat Pump Operation in Summer - Valliant 7kW
I think summer here was last Thursday. We're b...
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RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
BTW anyone signing up to the Axle deal can get an immed...
By KevH , 11 hours ago
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Its very sad news, they had a good reputation and I hop...
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Hi, David I'm far from an expert, so take my comments...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 15 hours ago
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RE: How many people are happy with their ASHP and do you believe them?
I've always expected price rises over time; it's in the...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 17 hours ago
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RE: Solar Produced vs Home Consumed
We can discuss this further with you. Before you coul...
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
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RE: Heat Pump Overpromising – What Were You Actually Told Before You Bought?
@editor Sorry Mars, I didn’t see a notification about ...
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