Last seen: Sep 3, 2025
@judith Our design includes a 40l buffer tank, and if I remember correctly, I think they mentioned a buffer is included by default. They have mentione...
A bit more progress on our side. Aira sent the detailed technical design on Friday. They are going for 46 degrees flow temperature and 38 degrees retu...
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 £108. That's less than 1/3 what British Gas charge us for boiler servi...
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