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I won’t take part in another consultation again. I did the MCS monopoly one last year and spent around 45 minutes completing it, putting a lot of thou...
@gingervitis, sorry to hear that. It’s interesting because we’re starting to see more and more Global Energy Systems homeowners contacting us, and the...
I am quite interested in your dealings with HIES. I did a podcast with them and they were very confident that most cases that came before them were so...
@mcs-do-better, quite honestly, I’m deflated by how dreadful and ineffective the complaint process is. MCS are promising that this will be improved in...
@mcs-do-better, thank you for taking the time to add this clarification and for doing so publicly and constructively. What your comment underlines, a...
It’s quite clear to me that this ultimately comes down to risk appetite, and that risk sits with the homeowner. The risk, IMO, in this instance is ext...
Technically, a buffer tank and a volumiser are the same piece of metal until you pipe them in. Once it’s installed and connected, it is one or the oth...
@jamespa, Thomas Root from Octopus had the following to say about R290 heat pumps and windows: "there’s no issue as long as the window threshold is at...
Here's the feedback: Peter Spurway from Viessmann made a comparison that’s worth sitting with. If this were a boiler flue failing clearance distance...
@l8again, I’ve received a lot of feedback on the subject from senior people in the industry. I’ll collate the replies and post them here later today, ...
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RE: Electricity price predictions
Interesting read from NESO on their Demand Flexibility ...
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RE: Has anyone seen this problem before? Huge anticycling times
Oh dear. Glad it was replaced. I have been mighty imp...
By JamesPa , 5 hours ago
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RE: Can I start an argument about buffer tanks please? 🙂
Dont, just adjust the LSVs to get different temperature...
By JamesPa , 15 hours ago
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RE: Heat pump running costs – what has actually worked for you?
I installed the air source heat pump in January 2026, i...
By bobflux , 18 hours ago
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RE: Grant Aerona Air to Water R290 6.5 kW - Quiet Mark and Silent Running
Thats all interesting. DHW on my Vailant seems to respe...
By JamesPa , 22 hours ago
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RE: Do I need to change the control unit when replacing my Ecodan Air Source Heat Pump
One of the other mods has just reminded me that @ashp-b...
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
My ideal install would have my battery installed before...
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RE: PV and battery long payback - sense check query
@old_scientist I have now drafted 2 replies - both have...
By DavidB , 3 days ago
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
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RE: Acond heat pump failed after four years - diagnostic quote £940 plus VAT
@downfield Thank you Downfield. This sounds potenti...
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RE: Digest of UK Energy Statistics
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