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@gary @toodles @majordennisbloodnok Thanks for the comments. Im working up a simple excel model to test various tariffs based on load from the m...
Yes, Im sceptical about the longevity of some of the more extreme current tarrifs and any info about likely future tarrifs would at least allow a fain...
@toodles , @gary Thanks. Im developing a simple excel model that I can plug various tariffs into. I suspect that the Ovo 15p for heat pump consum...
Im going through a similar process, working out a sensible battery setup with ASHP, electric car and 4kWp of PV. I still cant get the finances to sta...
Indeed. Based on my own experience and sense of aesthetics I would, if I were doing this all again, avoid K3s unless the depth is hidden they ca...
Listen to Barry about 3 mins into the latest podcast (awkward buildings) - he installs in Scottish retrofits and basically seems to be saying that the...
Excellent, fun episode. Its interesting what Barry says about the problems with the way we measure heat loss and the inaccuracies in assumed air cha...
If most of your rads are K1s then upgrading to K2 double finned should bring the required flow temp down materially without compromising appearance. ...
It would be interesting to get to the bottom of this but I suspect needs quite a lot of houses and certainly is not a priority. The average house con...
If the product is free (or cheap) YOU are the product. This is worth remembering.
How frequently do you get defrost cycles (I ask because if the answer is not very, it really doesn't matter).
Apologies, this was the first time I had heard an argument for putting it in the flow, and the arguments for putting it in the return seem (and I thin...
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