Last seen: Aug 25, 2025
This is a really interesting and insightful interview about ground source and air source heat pumps that also talks about the importance of heat loss ...
Laura Bishop, chair of the Ground Source Heat Pump Association, breaks down serpentine and slinky coils, water source and boreholes.
Relief – power is back. Heating back on.
On the plus side we’re not paying 24p/kWh of power today 😀
We’ve been without power since midnight courtesy of storm Arwen. Latest update is we’re back on tomorrow with power. Fires are on.
@novemberromeo, I know you already pulled the trigger and had your heat pump installed, but we did discuss your case with Emma about the sizing of you...
@peterr, @batalto is spot on. We had our rads rebalanced in April and it's made a world of difference. The installers did it for us, and followed th...
@batalto, batteries and ROI are how the users utilises them to their advantage – you're clearly doing very well with them and that's amazing. I just d...
@muscatblue, would love to see some exterior photos of the house if you're willing to share.
@hr_3, give it a bash - you should get a feel for temperature and efficiency within a few days.
That's not great - when the scaffolding's gone, will the loft extension continue to shade your panels?
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