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RE: Heresy? or pragmatic engineering? - a suggestion for the a segment of the 'failed boiler/distress purchase' market'

@temperature_gradient And people buying and installing a flashy induction hob, and of course replacing most of their cooking utensils, they may be u...

2 months ago
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RE: Is Biomass Really Renewable?

Yes, it seems obvious they are not in it for the environmental value, so they should be subjected to normal market forces..  

2 months ago
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RE: Heresy? or pragmatic engineering? - a suggestion for the a segment of the 'failed boiler/distress purchase' market'

@temperature_gradient If the split refrigerant would remove the need for a hot cylinder that could help people with a combi. Extra points if it wou...

2 months ago
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RE: Vehicle-to-Home with a Heat Pump: Is the Technology Ready and Which EV Should I Buy?

My understanding is that anything that is able to export and wired as such is in scope of the G standards. I was probably lucky and my DNO is UKPN....

2 months ago
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RE: What is the Heat Geek Guarantee?

I have to say I found the Heat Geek website very user-friendly, and it’s reassuring to know that they are actively vetting the installers in their net...

2 months ago
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RE: Heresy? or pragmatic engineering? - a suggestion for the a segment of the 'failed boiler/distress purchase' market'

@etchedpixels A more open EPC process would be another game changer, making installs more straightforward in terms of paperwork. I say this since...

2 months ago
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RE: Vehicle-to-Home with a Heat Pump: Is the Technology Ready and Which EV Should I Buy?

Thanks, that clarifies your goal, which seems to be very common. Clearly the V2G and V2H terms are not used consistently across the utility and mot...

2 months ago
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RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?

Thank you for sharing all the details. Oil is the obvious one needing quicker replacement given the price hikes and the gov is hiking the BUS grant ...

2 months ago
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RE: Heresy? or pragmatic engineering? - a suggestion for the a segment of the 'failed boiler/distress purchase' market'

When getting estimates from the likes of Octopus and Heat Geek, the assumption is any cylinder could be kept. Do you mean the practice after the su...

2 months ago
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RE: Heresy? or pragmatic engineering? - a suggestion for the a segment of the 'failed boiler/distress purchase' market'

Are you suggesting heating dhw using the immersion heaters? Regarding flexible pipe around the cylinder, I am curious as to what is the reason for hav...

2 months ago
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RE: Heresy? or pragmatic engineering? - a suggestion for the a segment of the 'failed boiler/distress purchase' market'

@etchedpixels Doing the a2w in advance of panic is what I managed to get to. We had a few boiler failures and plumbers advising to get a new boiler....

2 months ago
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RE: Heresy? or pragmatic engineering? - a suggestion for the a segment of the 'failed boiler/distress purchase' market'

It does not sound impossible to me (if it is replacing a system boiler), but the barriers to that MCS lite would have to be lowered.. Like if it could...

2 months ago
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