Last seen: Sep 9, 2025
@kev-m Great point about the stop cocks. That is essential. When there's a leak, head straight over and turn off the water. On that note our plumber...
I’ll get the ball rolling. This year we discovered a brand called Jenolite that has some very useful products. Stop Leak Sealer Spray: a ridiculou...
We’re interviewing him tomorrow, and will be sure to ask.
Just read this update on E.ON’s website pertaining to the price cap: The price cap applies to you if you're on one of our standard variable tariffs,...
@kev-m, that’s an excellent point about HW. We’ve run our hot water at 44C for a few years now. We had our iBoost set to 60C for a while and it was ...
@alec-morrow, do HT ASHPs use significantly more energy?
@witchcraft, have you conquered the weather compensation on your unit?
Installers don’t like to enable weather compensation because it’s a trial and error system which leads to multiple call outs, so they just set the sys...
@squonk, ASHPs are designed to run 24/7 to get the most of out of the system in terms of efficiencies and comfort. To give you an idea, it’ll take our...
I'm always intrigued by projects like yours @hughf. Did you also get the Cool Energy CEiVt9 online? Please post photos and updates here. I'm really ...
That's definitely a great tip. We actually purchased a single cup kettle from Breville a few years ago that only boils the water you need, which means...
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