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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...
@etchedpixels A more open EPC process would be another game changer, making installs more straightforward in terms of paperwork. I say this since...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
@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....
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...
@etchedpixels Technically whether it is grid tied or grid forming may be a good way to view it. It seems the regulation point of view is a better...
Also not bad in terms of duration, showing that in case of a failure of a heatpump, a new one can be swapped into position in a few days..
A2A is clearly having much interest these days! If I understood right, James is putting forward ideas to enable a decarbonised alternative to a ver...
I understand where you come from. I am basing my concern since a few of the installers estimating for our install brought up the Surge Protection Devi...
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Just be aware that Octopus are likely to over estimate ...
By AndrewJ , 3 hours ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
My thought is simple. Bring it on and bring on plug in...
By JamesPa , 4 hours ago
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RE: Heat Geek mini store vs pump size
Yes I agree, that’s why Heat Geek have most likely sele...
By Tomtheheatingengineer , 17 hours ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@chandykris Swings and Roundabouts, you win some…. ...
By Toodles , 17 hours ago
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
By Mars , 1 day ago
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
@majordennisbloodnok @tomtheheatingengineer For my ...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
There is scope for product development here. I for one...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Is the "divide by 2900" rule still valid?
Really flow rate is a pipework limitation not a water p...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation
@burtis, I’ve followed this thread pretty much from the...
By Mars , 5 days ago
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RE: Starting Our Heat Pump Journey: 1962 build 3 bed detached house
First time poster here but I can share my experience as...
By SCH , 5 days ago
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RE: Is it the house or the equipment?
...which, I've found out, is pretty much impossible to ...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 5 days ago
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RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan FTC6 settings
The Mitsi remote thermostat should not be plugged into ...
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