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@majordennisbloodnok The optimist in me thinks the extra costs on electricity are being used to fund the upgrades that will make it a credible low ...
@transparent May I ask if this is Ohme? I had a similar "issue" and they resolved it.
We sort of agree, in the sense the current ratio of electricity to gas cost is not a very strong incentive for enough people to switch. Perhaps this i...
Thanks, I had a look atand the lower modulating is shown as 2.2 for the 5kW arotherm vs 3.2 for the 7kW. If the 5.1 kw loss is confirmed and a 5kw pum...
I know it is not as simple as going from a fossil fuel car to a BEV, without the hybrid.. which we did. Everybody’s case is different. We did insula...
@temperature_gradient Yes, but while a battery needs no maintenance and little space, the hybrid system with all that comes with keeping the old ga...
@temperature_gradient In the current markey, my advice continues to be to invest in a battery first, to enable accessing overnight electricity rates...
Potentially, Toodles, but given that boiler purchases were likely to include a larger number of people that did not make much effort, the fact there w...
Absolutely agree. We are looking to have one installed so have gone beyond what we read on in forums, talking to people living nearby that had them ...
We pushed for a system without a buffer as per advice of many in this forum. The Arotherm fits this and with a heatloss of 5.1, the 5KW version was te...
I had a few quotes and none of them says much about the process of getting the MCS paperwork for the BUS grant and what it involves. I am not askin...
Agree it could sometimes be self inflicted, but I also saw it in some heatpump installation manuals..
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@toodles possibly. The £9k labour charge for 4-5 days w...
By AndrewJ , 2 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 , 6 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 , 20 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 , 20 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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