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@batpred I suspect others may know but could you explain how you manage 3p? I can’t believe that is actually the unit price you are paying to your en...
@old_scientist Thank you for the personal example and your conclusion to probably stay with ICE for your next car. It’s clear I don’t understand the ...
Thanks @batpred It does and the article on chargers was really helpful. A question. The article asks Do I need DNO approval? The answer given is Ye...
Thanks to everyone who has responded. From my relatively uninformed perspective it all made for interesting reading. So a very big thank you. What...
This is an interesting debate around logic vs what happens with builders. I fell into this topic with no knowledge when doing our house rebuild. It ...
Personally I see merit in what you are suggesting. I can readily envisage a boiler failure and just putting a gas boiler back - cos is quick, cheap a...
@judith thanks Judith. Yes, I have now done that and hence I have just been notified of your post. I guess I expected the system to automatically in...
Thanks to everyone for their responses - which I have only just seen. I had assumed that, as the originator of the topic, I would automatically be em...
We have had our heating off for the last month or so. Solar gain definitely warms us up during the day. The coldest days have resulted in 16C in the...
@editor Thanks Mars. I look forward to the subsequent episodes. Can I assume you will post a notice when those episodes are released?
@andrewj Thanks for pointing out my obvious error - as you say 1kW over 5 days so not much. That said, I still don’t understand why any energy is goin...
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RE: Where heat loss surveys seem to go against practical reality
@cathoderay I started to record oil usage per month on ...
By ian33a , 40 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 , 4 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 , 9 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...
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RE: Adding additional Solar Panels to a DC coupled battery system
@transparent thank you for your reply above. As alway...
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations
@rob-of-york — thanks for posting this, all very useful...
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