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@cathoderay yes, but to be fair, the less than clear regulation has been updated decisively. Made us consider having the ODU in the space between us a...
I was very pleased with the Aira survey. Even if (more on that later) it did not last more than 15 minutes. They booked the survey a few weeks in ad...
Tried the old watson search and this is what it found on British Gas (...) I am curious about where the rate of heat pump installs is, vs gas boiler...
I am not planning on getting hands on but will try to get a standard plumber to handle it, in advance on the ASHP install. Like that the estimates do ...
@bash yes, I know what you mean. I see that disrupt is to a large extent the disruption in one's home. So if the pipework needs to run longer but...
@mike-patrick + some installers focus on the spec/new build market and only do retrofit when time allows.
Thanks, I did have a go at programming an ESP board but something did not work the first or the nth time and eventually moved on. 😉 So I never...
Thank you, very useful, it seems it would fit the bill. In our case the reserved zone being 1m may make the difference, but I would be confident, it i...
Yes, but... 90Kg will include a bit more than air, and once in use also the circulating water and other bits and pieces.
Fantastic. This is all I needed. Afew planning applications from the neighbour confirmed no opening windows on living spaces facing us. So the only ...
Wall mounting makes sense. We are now looking for an installer to take the dream no disrupt job of fitting it next to the boiler location.
Thank you, watson did allow me to find this one! Our experience with Vaillant installers is that they are knowledgeable. We had a relatively low rat...
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