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Yes I did, I chose variable at the beginning of the year because of the (by then) known price drop in April which I wasn't clear would apply to fixed....
er - how much is the Oil price rise relative to the electricity price rise? A lot more I imagine. If this is the case then it may well be less likel...
Fair enough. As I said originally when you asked what people think my main reaction is Meh! Im not going to get animated about what represents such ...
Avoid the pre-plumbed cylinder - it includes a low loss header which you dont want Installation/system design is more important than hea...
I definitely agree with the principle, but the term 'buffer' is universally used in the industry (so far as I can tell) even though, as you correctly ...
That's a real shame and wholly unnecessary, albeit a symptom of the human condition which unfortunately includes a proportion of cowboys and scammers....
Again what a shame. I almost never touch the controls on mine, it just does it's thing and keeps me more comfortable than the boiler ever did for les...
Again what a shame. I almost touch the controls on mine, it just does it's thing and keeps me more comfortable than the boiler ever did for less or t...
That may be part of the plan for all we know! My greater concern is that oil is also something very well off houses use, do they really need the ex...
If they will do room by room you will have the necessary data to take the next step in assessing the microbore issue. Some will do this free of charg...
How very negative. Unfortunately you may be right and if you are the course the cause of that spiral is the result of successive Government actions o...
12000kWh is consistent with 4-6kW depending on your current heating pattern etc. Given that its definitely not clear to me whether you can get away ...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
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We kept ours and Heat Geek would have been in touch if ...
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
The Heat geek contract had various get-out clauses with...
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
It seems a quite comprehensive breakdown. I will try to...
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RE: Starting Our Heat Pump Journey: 1962 build 3 bed detached house
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RE: Is it the house or the equipment?
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RE: Vaillant Arotherm – Using Heating
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RE: Next steps on my ASHP journey: Radiators and Pipework
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RE: Siting of the external sensor on a heatpump
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RE: Recommendations in Ely (Cambs) area for Full setup checks on Nibe HP setup for House.
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