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Last seen: Oct 28, 2026
Well yes, except that as we see heat pump insurance, a product of the finance industry not the heat pump industry, doesn't really work (unless the hou...
If you read the consultation recently launched by the Government you will see that Policy makers have recognised the issues and are proposing fundamen...
We probably agree on more than that, it's just nuance that differs. Above all I am a pragmatist. Installers should do a good job and consumer prote...
@ian-s Assuming your house is tolerably warm most of the time (ie that it doesn't cool more than say 2-3 degrees during...
49 is quite high, I would prefer 45, but if they are guaranteeing scop it doesn't really matter, and anyway it will in practice be what it will be, de...
All of the things you say the industry could do are fair, but it won't unless there is either government or commercial pressure. I can't see a commer...
For me the whole situation now reduces to: The industry won't change unless forced to by government, and possibly not even then. This takes time, c...
Absolutely spot on IMHO. Anytime someone posts here that they are installing a 10,12,16kW heat pump or worse still a cascade I am immediately suspi...
And that is the whole point really. The ofgem standard house (medium) consumes 11.5MWh of gas per year so is well less than 7kW. The fact it's the o...
I'm not sure why you would want to make it more difficult for busy people to respond which sending it by snail mail does. By all means do b...
Hmm, not so sure personally about the title. Who is it aimed at? Presumably not those who want a heat pump because the title doesn't include 'and ho...
Yes and yes, although I haven't seen many here which are down to this, so I wouldn't count it as a top failure mode based on what we see here. Most ...
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