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Ooch that's a lot. I replaced my pumped shower with a £80 hansgrohe mixer, and two pieces of coloured perspex costing £30 total forming a (much nee...
Based on owning a Vaillant and reading the manuals of others, I would say Vaillant are amongst the best controls. The fundamental feature they have,...
The problem is bigger than rented properties, it applies to any property without off street parking adjacent to the house. It's not just a cost issu...
The business of throwing away perfectly good tanks really annoys me. There is a perfectly good solution to a small coil even if you insist on max eff...
The oil industry sponsored right wing press has, without a doubt, done a fabulous job of convincing people that heat pumps are rubbish, albeith that t...
What limit are you speaking of. So far I was aware dnos can, rightly, impose export (and import) restrictions to protect the network from phase imbal...
Thanks for this. My pipe insulation in my garage has been chewed through (I presume by mice, which I know to be present) over a period of several y...
They use the info from the heat pump which they obviously deem good enough. Yes it is but some suppliers will only offer the best export tariffs if y...
I have a very similar set up in almost all respects, except that I do have an ev. Just a few comments. 1 Eon didn't check that I have an EV wh...
Ok. I'm presuming you also want to avoid spending on things you will discard before their natural end of life so: Leave solar panels for now, put in...
You have come to the renewable heating hub so there may be bias, but I would say 1 it depends on your priorities: minimum capital cost/minimum runn...
@transparent - as a matter of interest whats 52V for? It sounds close to being like a telephone system (usually 48V) but I presume not!
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RE: Heat Geek installations: share your experiences
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RE: How Can I Prove Coal Was My Main Heating Source Without Receipts?
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RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?
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RE: The Changing Jet Stream Could Challenge UK Air Source Heat Pumps
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