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@hughf Hi Hugh Im curious as to your evidence for saying you wont beat oil with a heat pump. Ive just checked and an average price for heating oil ove...
@mrj are you talking about the external surface? I was only thinking internally. The other variable you can alter is the size of your emitting surfa...
@mrj Its difficult to say without an in depth heat loss survey. You could do one of these yourself as there is free software out there or if not some ...
Probably true in my house with the exception that I am as heat seeking as my wife 🙂 In mitigation though I am the one with the science background, w...
@captainbeaky Well done, Im a self installer myself and its nice when things comes together. There are quieter heat pumps out there than the Grant, my...
@mrj Hi James, I would definitely advocate some wall insulation to keep running costs lower, what about insulated plasterboards internally, your pocke...
@alan22 Could you post the actual quote Alan? it should have details like heat loss in it. You can attach files to your posts. Have you finished th...
@jaket Welcome to the world of bodged installations Jake! You are absolutely correct in your thinking. Having given it a bit of thought, I would try t...
Hi Jake My previous house had very similar stats to yours and had a 5kW Ecodan. I would suggest that yours should be very easy to heat at a low cost...
Just an update. Following my response, the company have stated that the design flow temperature is 45C which puts the output smack in the middle of my...
@cathoderay @derek-m Have you come across this Heat Geek video?/p> Makes you think! 🙂
@iancalderbank Thanks Ian, I totally agree with your assessment. It would, in hindsight, been a lot easier if she had not mentioned the possible exten...
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