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@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, ...
@saenergy, thanks Simon. That’s very helpful. Can you also give us your take on R290 heat pumps below windows?
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