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Nuclear was the best solution once - but probably isn't any more. Especially the mess we are making of it. It's IMHO too slow to build, too e...
We don't have a remotely independent judiciary. We never have. It's a posh gentlemens club operation shared with the top of the civil service and many...
And carbon neutral. Pity about the particulates but otherwise good.
A chunk of our pricing is geographical. It's a small damp rock that despite being soggy somehow managed not to have much hydro either. That makes our ...
Wrongly installed window films can crack double glazed units because you get trapped heat and very uneven heating if it's not done very well. No idea ...
On the inside its far less efficient and you can crack the glass if it reflects it all back and forth in the glazing. Ideal is certainly sh...
Interesting approach although in Wales it would last about a week at best in our weather. I guess in that position I'd add hooks or magnets and clip s...
I am consistently told by aircon folks (ie air/air) that the MCS requirements are such that they'd be better off not bothering because they'd have to ...
Will depend on local demand, how difficult the piping is to run etc but probably a couple of grand in summer for a mini split, two way mini split may...
We have an 1860s grade II listed victorian pile with solid stone walls that we heat with air/air heatpumps. We do have a FIT for the original 3kW sola...
Close to me very very few indeed. It's a conservation area and most of the people living in it are elderly and rich so haven't actually noticed that e...
We still have the "problem" that it's as cheap or cheaper to have a 32kWh battery fitted to the house than buy a fancy bidirectional EV charger. Whils...
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RE: Heat pump branding. Clever, contemporary… or a bit too much?
I think Heat Geek have done an amazing job on their bra...
By Tomtheheatingengineer , 9 hours ago
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
I have just had 3 heat loss surveys, one by heat geek o...
By David , 10 hours ago
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RE: Heat Geek Zero Disrupt: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
I think that's the key question. After all inverter uni...
By Prunus , 11 hours ago
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RE: battery storage without solar
As of October 1st they need specific qualifications to ...
By EtchedPixels , 12 hours ago
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
A unit which uses water to transfer the heat/chill from...
By Temperature_Gradient , 13 hours ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
With regards to the BUS grant raid, I gave it more thou...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 13 hours ago
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
The whole system seems to work on the basis of...
By ian33a , 13 hours ago
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
Good plan. If you can get half hourly meter readings a...
By JamesPa , 18 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pumps Without Grants: Would You Have Installed One & Will You Now?
@editor Most certainly. The heat pump was an ideal s...
By Abernyte , 18 hours ago
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Although regulations may well vary from country to coun...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 19 hours ago
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
Yep I caught our slow leak from a £100 bill rise 8)
By EtchedPixels , 19 hours ago
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RE: Do You Need a Buffer Tank or Low Loss Header for Underfloor Heating in a Large Property?
@jamespa in some cases, failing the Turing test might b...
By GrahamF , 22 hours ago
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RE: Passiv Smart Thermostat - Help & Forum Support
@energystoragetech The heat capacity of some...
By JamesPa , 24 hours ago
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RE: tepeo ZEB UK Support & Info Thread
Sorry you are correct, I was remembering figures from t...
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