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I want to re-initiate this thread and topic, and ask the new members on the site if their home insurance policies cover their ASHPs?
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So I had a bit of unofficial assistance on this one. Typically, if the lightning bolt symbol appears, it indicates the immersion heater has been act...
@ectoplasmosis based on Vaillant’s, yes, that’s the way I read it.
@jeegnesh thanks for the photo. Here's the official reply from Vaillant in the UK in response to your question:The aroTHERM plus doesn't have Green iQ...
We recently touched on this topic in a podcast, and all the installers agreed that they try to avoid mounting heat pumps on building walls for exactly...
@newhouse87, first prize would definitely be getting that unit on the ground and detached from the wall. That's probably, as you've identified, what's...
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@jeegnesh can you please take a photo of the setting of the panel and post it here?
I’ve had a lot of recent contact with MCS, and they’ve just pulled out of an upcoming appearance on the Homeowners’ Q&A podcast to discuss MCS 2.0...
@suzyq yes, I've received them. Please continue sending them, and we'll see what we can do.
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