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@agentgeorge, I'm surprised by this announcement and looking into as I've only just found about it... will email OVO now for comment and what options ...
I've just received several emails saying OVO has axed its Heat Pump Plus tariff. I wonder what that means (legally) to homeowners who had an OVO heat ...
@alastair, in short, no, increasing emitter capacity won’t harm the heat pump. In fact, in most cases it does the opposite. Bigger or additional radia...
I'll be honest, I love that idea! I'll start working on that later this week. "Average" heating engineer vs ChatGPT vs Wattson... @ksim, this docum...
@ksim, I don’t actually disagree with much of what you’ve said... in fact, your boiler example is a perfect illustration of the real problem. Most peo...
This is an interesting way of looking at it, and I can see exactly how you’ve arrived at that position. You’re not wrong that part of the deal probabl...
@jamespawhite, if you could be bothered, you could also get a quote from OVO.
@ksim, I agree with you that HG has essentially evolved into a software-led company trying to solve a systemic problem and the UK probably does need b...
Welcome to the forums @jwhite and thanks for taking the time to write all of this up and it captures exactly why so many homeowners feel stuck right n...
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