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@lewyh, welcome to the forums. We have a bivalent, hybrid system where we retained the oil boiler to work alongside the heat pump. The oil kicks in wh...
@grahamh, they are a bit more expensive (granted they're not final numbers), but based on what you're saying, they really seem worth it if you can aff...
@Morgan, the RED systems look really great. I actually like their styling a lot. @grahamh, you mentioned that these heat pumps are pricier than othe...
@grahamh, welcome to the forums and for offering to share your extensive knowledge with the users here. Massively appreciated, and thank you for takin...
Our interviews have been going incredibly well. We have finished interviewing our first three guests who have provided some incredibly useful informat...
Thanks for sharing. We have an interesting interview lined up next week where we will be discussing batteries and RoI. Should be interesting.
@Morgan, I'll add this to my list of questions and areas of concern.
I've posted an article, where we start to play around with flow rates, and explain why weather compensation doesn't work in our case (thanks for looki...
@glanmenai, it never even occurred to me that form factor of heat pumps could be an important factor in the decision making process, which makes perfe...
@batalto, we interviewed Graham Hendra today and he says that the RED ASHPs are arguably the best heat pumps on the market, but they come with a hefty...
@Morgan, that's great news. I won't be raising this with the MCS then 😀
Good idea Derek. I'll ask them to comment about what one can do when non-MCS accredited installers don't deliver a job properly.
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