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@squeakysim, the document you’re after is Microgeneration Installation Standard: MIS 3005 and you can download it here and go to page 14:
@transparent, the quick answer is if you want your government grant as part of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) the installers must be MCS accredited. ...
@squeakysim, as part of MCS guidelines, systems must be designed to satisfy the following internal temperatures: Living room 21C, dining room 21C, b...
@allyfish, did the same company do the ASHP and PV?
@batalto, have you made any progress in getting your system fitted?
Due to the intro forum getting sidetracked, the PV discussion that was ensuing has been moved here:/p>
Some interesting things to note as temperatures have dropped. Despite outside temperatures dropping to 9-10C, the heat pump's weather compensation con...
For those members that haven't updated their profiles yet, we would like to encourage you to do so because it makes it easier for people to get a bit ...
@mjr, fair enough. I've bumped it up a spot. We can't move it to the left, because the forum page only has a right sidebar.
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