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Last seen: Feb 21, 2025
The figure I've seen claimed is usually 20 years.
An interesting experiment on LLHs.
@HughF I agree that Octopus are probably just aiming to achieve parity with gas running costs, though I think to do this they are going to need SCOPs ...
You may well find that Agile Import is cheaper than Cosy. There are various apps (such as Octopus Compare) which will download your half hourly usage ...
I can certainly believe that some installers are padding their quotes a bit, knowing that the £7.5k BUS will still result in a net cost that enough cu...
The Cosy 6 now has MCS certification, so you can see the SCOP figures, which seem pretty poor. Certification number HP0255/03. Interestingly, the SC...
I find the MCS database very difficult to understand.
The maximum Lambda sound power seems to be 56dB, judging by the tech specs: Which is better than, say, Daikin, but not better than some on the UK mar...
You might find some useful information on Michael de Podesta's blog. For instance, this post shows the distribution of levels of heat demand over an a...
Yes, it is one of those two who first alerted me to the problems with the Daikin 9kW. Octopus have agreed to do a resurvey, so we will see if they red...
That's one of my main objections to Octopus wanting to fit the Daikin 9kW, based on a heat loss figure of 8.8kW, which I'm convinced should be no more...
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