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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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RE: Where heat loss surveys seem to go against practical reality
I am amazed that there is not something out there to me...
By JamesPa , 27 minutes ago
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RE: Next steps on my ASHP journey: Radiators and Pipework
@bobflux The hydraulic simulator is very interesting...
By Rob of York , 6 hours ago
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RE: 7kW EV Charger Options Advice
Thanks. Yes, we have patchy 4G. The only option we had ...
By Rusty , 11 hours ago
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RE: Being screwed over by Volkswagen Audi Group
Thanks, @batpred. That integration is the one I have in...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 1 day ago
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
@batpred I suspect it will be more this year. I had 9 ...
By AndrewJ , 1 day ago
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RE: Surface mount or bury primaries for heat pump installation?
@jamespa It's rusting 🙂
By tomasmcguinness , 1 day ago
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RE: Glass lined Cylinder for private water supply
Thank you, once again, for your replies. Yes...
By ian33a , 1 day ago
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It’s been out a few days and Amazon has already attache...
By Mars , 1 day ago
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
Yes, and this is another point I agree. We did find a f...
By Batpred , 1 day ago
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RE: Problems with sizing a replacement for a Viessmann Vitocal 200-S
A very good point. In effect, the DHW pipework is an em...
By cathodeRay , 2 days ago
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
@tim441 Here are those same three month periods for 202...
By Toodles , 3 days ago
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RE: Adding additional Solar Panels to a DC coupled battery system
@transparent thank you for your reply above. As alway...
By Old_Scientist , 4 days ago
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations
@rob-of-york — thanks for posting this, all very useful...
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