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RE: External wall insulation - your experience

@batpred This is not my own experience, thank goodness, but something I just came upon on YT: It appears to have been posted by an inspector

2 days ago
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Insulation
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?

@ashp-bobba thanks for your detailed reply, which I accept in good faith. I don't question your list of things that could go wrong without proper se...

2 weeks ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?

@dgclimatecontrol Thanks for your reply. Quite agree that nothing is free but in the case of my EV the service checklist is very short and mostly of ...

2 weeks ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?

@editor No and no from me! For comparison, my EV (Smart #1) requires servicing every 2 years /18k miles in order to preserve the 3 year warranty on ...

3 weeks ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?

As I tell my sceptical neighbours, we now have 5 heat pumps: in the fridge, freezer, wine cooler, EV and ASHP. None of the first 4 are ever serviced...

3 weeks ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: ASHP Energy Consumption: Aira 12kW heat pump

@wally I should also have said that we are retired, so need the house warm all day, and set the stat at 21C with a set back to 17C overnight.

1 month ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: ASHP Energy Consumption: Aira 12kW heat pump

Just on the tariff point, we find that Agile works for us. We have 19kWh batteries but they only run the house + Ecodan 14kW for around 5 hours on co...

1 month ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Tinkerer's corner

@majordennisbloodnok I put this question into Perplexity (AI search) and got some good ideas " suggest motors for blinds fitted to triangular win...

1 month ago
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Safety, Regulations, Tools, Plumbing & DIY Installations
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RE: Tinkerer's corner

@majordennisbloodnok Well - I'll go first with a silly idea. If you have a pulley at the top and attach a heavy weight to the cord, then you could p...

1 month ago
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Safety, Regulations, Tools, Plumbing & DIY Installations
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RE: Tinkerer's corner

We also have angle-topped bay windows and have decided not to bother with any coverings on the top windows as they are high and there is no privacy is...

2 months ago
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Safety, Regulations, Tools, Plumbing & DIY Installations
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RE: Tinkerer's corner

I also enjoy the challenge of getting the best out of solar, batteries and ASHP, although my wife is less sure about my enthusiasm to tinker. On a s...

2 months ago
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Safety, Regulations, Tools, Plumbing & DIY Installations
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RE: MELcloud scheduling misbehaviour

@davidalgarve I didn't stay on AA for long because it seemed to do a worse job of getting the house to the desired temperature. However I have reconf...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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