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@ceebee, Derek’s point is a valid one. HIES are, from what I’ve heard, excellent in dealing with such matters, provided your insurance is with them. B...
We’ve been with Symbio since November (George suggested we check them out) and it’s been ok so far, but we’ve not had any interaction with them. If th...
@julianc, many well insulated new builds run on one zone, with no TRVs (all open, all the time) with a Nest or other central thermostat controlling th...
@mikefitz, we run our heating at 45C during the winter. With our new Stelrad’s we might drop off to 40C next winter because they chuck out a lot of he...
From our experience, whether we heat half the house or the full house, there is no drop off in the ASHP’s electricity consumption. The reason for t...
@mikefitz, I had no idea it was such a recent install. Good luck and let us know how you come along.
@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?
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