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I think you need a bit more than vague assertions followed by spurious decimal places! I also get worried when I see a turn of phrase like "At this ti...
You are very kind, thank you!
Takeaways? Can I suggest: 1. The big players are best suited to off the peg installs into unchallenging settings. This relies on the big players bei...
@derek-m, you beat me to it - I had just written something very similar (but not the same, I separate all the design from the installation): Another...
@damon - as I said right at the start of my last post, "This is a difficult one, and I don't know the answer." But I think it is an important question...
This is a difficult one, and I don't know the answer. Some thoughts: Arguments for and against 'free' surveys: they allow a customer to get more quo...
Looks like it is currently £7.5K for an ASHP (but not as part of a hybrid system), see here. There will probably be other conditions that apply. Giv...
That might provide a way to move on. I doubt your installation will be an off the peg one, you will need an experienced installer (blame me for saying...
@showi - it looks like a fascinating building, but equally from what I can see in the photo it will be hard (but not impossible) to estimate heat loss...
I have some experience with Grade II listed buildings and heat pumps. Three general points: (1) ASHPs do work OK in listed buildings (buildings a...
OK, I got that wrong, but you do have a bias - towards All I am saying is that in a forum we are not writing balanced impartial reports, we are d...
And why not: this is a forum, and forums are places for debate, and debate means two or more parties putting their case on the table. I'm not trying t...
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