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@julianc, agree on the vermin in the lofts. We regularly hear them scampering around. Not much we can do about it. @mikefitz, as Julian said, we'd l...
@mikefitz, how long have you been running your ASHP? The tariff is key to the running costs - we've been using Symbio as our electricity provider si...
@mikefitz, if you go down the Stelrad route, they're really great rads and have been a game changer for us. Are you thinking of getting K3s?
@julianc, that's impressive Julian. I don't know why our heating has been running as much as it has. I should probably drop some of the target tempera...
@derek-m, that's a good idea. It's a good time to run that experiment actually. I'll do that today. As for the wood, yes, it's absolutely crazy what...
@mikefitz, welcome to the forums. You looking to get some new rads?
While our usage is down from April, I cannot believe that we've used 477kWh in May for heating and hot water. It's mid-May. Last year, in the whole of...
@julianc, the price of being early adopters is always so punishing.
@amyfod, welcome to the forums. Would suggest you post your questions here:/p>
I've just reviewed our legal guard policy and the only area where our policy would potentially apply to Sam's issue is breach of contract under "buyin...
Are the salt water batteries more environmentally-friendly when it comes to disposing of them?
@julianc, very interesting. The V2G solution seems sensible because as opposed to spending £10k on batteries, that money could go towards a car.
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