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Last seen: May 15, 2026
I'm jolly glad I don't have to make that decision which, either way, has been made politically toxic! It may be getting easier but if uk gov were to ...
Yes for sure, but large radiators dont change the mass flow calculations and thus the viability or not of the microbore.
To the first point I agree. I guess that their thinking was, we have to demonstrate a price fall in April, but we cant actually afford it long term s...
Yes I did, I chose variable at the beginning of the year because of the (by then) known price drop in April which I wasn't clear would apply to fixed....
er - how much is the Oil price rise relative to the electricity price rise? A lot more I imagine. If this is the case then it may well be less likel...
Fair enough. As I said originally when you asked what people think my main reaction is Meh! Im not going to get animated about what represents such ...
Avoid the pre-plumbed cylinder - it includes a low loss header which you dont want Installation/system design is more important than hea...
I definitely agree with the principle, but the term 'buffer' is universally used in the industry (so far as I can tell) even though, as you correctly ...
That's a real shame and wholly unnecessary, albeit a symptom of the human condition which unfortunately includes a proportion of cowboys and scammers....
Again what a shame. I almost never touch the controls on mine, it just does it's thing and keeps me more comfortable than the boiler ever did for les...
Again what a shame. I almost touch the controls on mine, it just does it's thing and keeps me more comfortable than the boiler ever did for less or t...
That may be part of the plan for all we know! My greater concern is that oil is also something very well off houses use, do they really need the ex...
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