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Last seen: Oct 28, 2026
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 ...
I agree. The 'industry' appears to concentrate on making a fast buck whilst protecting its rear end, not rolling out 1.4M heat pumps per year (that's...
Ah, now I see, yes I meant former not the latter!
Sorry but I'm not sure what you are referring to I completely agree, the thermodynamic argument is clear in the case of heat pumps (its different...
I think we do agree on this and I also think its consistent with what I was saying. Looked at another way it is also necessary that there is a highe...
More efficient still, don't switch it back on and put on a jumper.
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