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Well, this is clearly a self certifying one... I remember when we had our loft converted, we had self certifying by the electrician, windows and oth...
If I had to pay £500 for a survey, I would need to be convinced it would be binding. The possibility of "pass, as not in scope" is particularly troubl...
That could be interesting to find out: how many dwellings are covered by LoC letters per council officer per day.
@transparent Actually I had a look and the figures of new HeatPump installations show a plateauing and new installs are now potentially dropping......
@jamespa That makes sense.. In any case, I feel more comfortable being a late adopter (in the big scheme) with the Arotherm Pro.
@toodles Yes, my main consolation is that I should be almost off gas in a few months. So I may let the fixed gas rate slip onto agile or variable. ...
Yes, my main consolation is that I should be almost off gas in a few months. So I may let the gas rate slip onto agile or variable. Will keep an eye...
It's great that HG are pushing this. But we must have some strong headwinds here! Every time I look for documentation on the Arotherm Pro, apart fr...
My view is of a very gradual growth of heat pumps, as our gas/electricity cost ratio is not a strong enough incentive. Also much simplification of ...
What I mean is in case inspections are being missed due to lack of funding, that is a false saving. But I have also seen cases where consumers lack...
I am not surprised, the solution must be to make sure whoever is inspecting cannot take shortcuts, and that they will engage with the consumer. As ...
@jamespa Yes, should be the same impact as the 7kw Plus. I spoke to UKPN and they just asked to use a form (as the portal system does not have t...
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