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Ah, that makes sense when a combi is in place. The boiler is always more compact than a hot water cylinder. I underestimated how much pipework and exp...
Yes, their gas typically costs twice ours and electricity is often cheaper than ours. So the maths work differently. Plus perhaps their homes have mor...
Whenever the BUS grant comes up for review, it makes sense to change it. I suppose one radical option would be to adjust the cost of gas to account fo...
Just curious, is this a new build, a BUS install or something else?
I had a battery and inverter installed a while ago, my payback is just a few years, as I did not go for the MCS accredited staff, etc. It requires som...
Really happy with octopus. I do not remember being with anyone else tbh. I second toodles on the ethos and customer service is excellent. They h...
Yes, and I would suggest likely to get worse with more apps and road condition challenges. I must say our heatpump install was unusually precisely ...
This topic seems more suitable for this thread... I agree with the above, this is clear and particularly in the first few weeks of the year are very...
It is clearly difficult to say, there must be cases where good work and efficient sales processes are leading to good return, which is not a bad thing...
Agreed. There´s another aspect that could eventually provide an incentive. The ratio of electricity to gas prices. If this is reduced, then we coul...
A great discussion, clearly a wide range of additional costs for a heatpump install vs gas boilers: from Building, Design, Electrical/Controls, Equipm...
I am not sure I agree that most HP buyers do not know much. And nothing tells me they are less likely to know what they want to buy than someone buyin...
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RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?
I'm still struggling to understand your last sentence t...
By SusannaSaunders , 1 hour ago
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RE: Heat Geek Zero Disrupt: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
I couldn't agree more. It's all to easy to get wrapped ...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 2 hours ago
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RE: Issues with Samsung heat pump – high running costs and house dropping to 11C overnight
It looks very much like a radiator balancing i...
By hml1827 , 2 hours ago
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I have, @transparent, but chose to pose the question he...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 3 hours ago
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RE: Should I change my cylinder when changing from a gas boiler to a heat pump.
@jamespa’s point about payback is a useful counterbalan...
By Mars , 5 hours ago
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If it no longer works after forgetting its settings and...
By bobflux , 7 hours ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
Impressions so far from the one I've installed are that...
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
@editor And as an occasional contributor, may I say wel...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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RE: Should Households Who Can Afford It Pay More for Energy to Help Those Who Can't?
They don't have to try. Our entire system is d...
By EtchedPixels , 1 day ago
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RE: How Can I Prove Coal Was My Main Heating Source Without Receipts?
Got excepted for the grant now so thanks for the replie...
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Daikin Altherma 3 R F+W, room thermostat control, weath...
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RE: Buffer tank on a 2 x 14kw Ecodan system
Pretty much as I had guessed in my crude scaling from m...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Well you have a vibration generator running at some fre...
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