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@toodles The practicalities of investing in Wind and Solar is something I no little about; and although it does sound interesting, rightly or wrongl...
@jamespa Well, you must have been an "early adopter" for solar panels; what I describe as "bleeding edge" as opposed to the 'leading edge", and will...
@old_scientist and @allyfish , thank you both for this. We currently have a 23yr old Oil boiler, installed in a then new-build. I have no doubt that s...
@jamespa Thanks for the input James, recording Oil usage is something I will try to do. I'm unsure whether there's any metering or a way of measuring,...
The more we learn about about an ASHP potentially replacing a standard or condensing boiler heating system, fuelled by oil or gas, and while being enl...
Update: .... Council said, "Yes", to installing PV & ASHP, with a few Conservation Area (CA) caveats: basically don't put PV on walls facing a h...
@editor Thanks Mars, it is encouraging that Heat Geek are taking some affirmative action. Given that I can only find their "Complaints" mailbox, I a...
@editor , perhaps I could be accused of playing "devil's advocate" here; or more likely I have not understood the issue. I'm left wondering why home...
@morgan Thanks, and sorry to read about your PV installer; hopefully all is good with the panel installation though. I am new here and guess that...
Thank you for your feedback, Morgan, and indeed councils interpret planning requirements in different ways. I see you have retrofitted your energy s...
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If you freeze water it expands. That's been a big probl...
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RE: Heat pump branding. Clever, contemporary… or a bit too much?
Ultimately they are trying to make it possible for low ...
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This post is about how I successfully configured a buff...
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The installer visited yesterday and suggested the noise...
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RE: Heat Geek installations: share your experiences
I struggled with this problem as well. An independent t...
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
Your house sounds a lot like mine. 2 surveyors each sp...
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RE: Heat Geek Zero Disrupt: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
Thats true only if you do the wrong experiment. Done c...
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
@temperature_gradient Isn't that just describing a regu...
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RE: battery storage without solar
As of October 1st they need specific qualifications to ...
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
With regards to the BUS grant raid, I gave it more thou...
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
The whole system seems to work on the basis of...
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
Good plan. If you can get half hourly meter readings a...
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RE: Heat Pumps Without Grants: Would You Have Installed One & Will You Now?
@editor Most certainly. The heat pump was an ideal s...
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
Yep I caught our slow leak from a £100 bill rise 8)
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