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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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