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Indeed, I hope Peter will help Ive tried all the local MCS bods. Not as regards system design, that's building regs No it's not ...
I don't think MCS actually specifies a heat loss calculation must be done, albeit that they do provide a spreadsheet. So perhaps he convinced them hi...
I'm not sure what you are trying to say. Planning doesn't care about the system design, only the effect on others (ie the public good) In the case o...
@fazel Zero chance your entirely sensible suggestion will work. By now most will have fitted a a gas boiler, indeed I would if my existing one had f...
@derek-m thanks for the suggestion. I'm actually quite confident about sizing of my own installation, having taken lots of measurements. My personal...
They haven't told me that they would enforce, but they have told me that, if I go ahead without permission, they cant guarantee not to enforce. Her...
Not necessarily, I said 'sanity check' I didn't say size. In my view, given the vital importance of the information and the potential get it wrong, b...
I haven't to be honest, but I will and thank you for the suggestion. My fear is that they simply won't believe I know what I'm talking about ('never ...
25% oversize yes, but 60% or more than double? (which is what the MCS bods are insisting I take because they refuse to take into account fabric upgrad...
Can they, are you able to provide reference as I did not think this was the case. Indeed, so it needs to be right-sized which the MCS brigade...
Nothing has changed, you need to read the rules carefully. In short the PD rules require that the installation conforms to the MCS planning standards...
I have the same impression. However Octopus isn't the whole industry and one might have hoped that others, perhaps smaller initially, would fill the ...
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