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Thanks @bontwoody. I thought so too, but always reassuring to get my assumption validated from people who have first hand experience.
Aira completed the technical survey for our property today. The assessor was very thorough and probably spent more than 3.5 hours going through all th...
They told me the same. After the 6th of January, the warranty would be five years during which period you don't need any servicing contract. But, that...
Things have moved on pretty quickly since accepting the quote. The detailed technical survey is on the 9th of January and installation on the week sta...
I have finally accepted Aira's quote today. Maybe, I am overestimating my technical abilities to calculate the heat loss of our property, especially f...
@bromide Thanks, that's good to know.
Sorry to circle back to this discussion again. I may need only a couple of radiators (or less) to be changed if Octopus insist on 50 degrees flow temp...
@lucia Thanks for the update post installation. Also, thanks for posting the link to the original thread. I must have missed that completely. Going th...
@toodles Yes, read on Octopus website that the annual maintenance plan is about Ā£108. That's less than 1/3 what British Gas charge us for boiler servi...
@npru Aira proposed 7 radiator changes, so need to see how many Octopus propose to change. Highly likely at least the radiators in four bedrooms need ...
Sorry, forgot to add the thought process. The primary factor being how long the heat pump manufacturer has been in the sector, installation costs an...
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