Last seen: Sep 4, 2025
In the attached document, what does nil kWk mean (when looking at electricity tariffs) and why is the tariff calculated by dividing the sum of money b...
The carbon emissions factor is from the government's Standard Assessment Procedure for Energy Rating of Dwellings (SAP 10.2) I don't profess to be a...
@prjohn, energy costs are worrying – I'll read this article tonight when I get a chance. Everything these days is politicised.
The bivalent controls on our heat pump don't allow us to run the boiler on weather compensation which is a pity. When we get off the HVO trial, we'll ...
@kev-m, that's very satisfactory. That would have been around £76 this time last year with Symbio. But still very good.
@kev-m, that’s scary. I’m genuinely concerned about the rising cost of electricity. Running a heat pump is electricity intensive and it’s not the same...
@kev-m, what was your heat pump usage in December?
@julianc, thank you for your honest comments. As you know we are extremely pro heat pumps and renewables, but consumers need more options. Many of you...
We’ve been running our air source heat pump alongside our boiler that’s been using HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) since December and we’ve crunched ...
@julianc, it's very pricey – we're in the process of doing the maths and trying to see how things stack up in terms of costs and CO2 emissions.
@mikefitz, do you have a link to where you buy these from?
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