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Last seen: Sep 16, 2026
I think they are looking for a bright spark to amp up their delivery, although it really Hertz to say that.
@wesleyp1874 OK so the installation was paid for by Durham County Council. Do you know who they paid? However lets focus first on you. ...
The vaillant controller and app do all of that (and more) natively. Forget any external controller it's just not necessary. Seriously you don't even...
That depends on your house. The only way to find out is to turn hive and any TRVs up high, then turn down/up the low OAT WL setting until the house i...
Interesting, my protection was only for 2 years and, as I post above, essentially worthless. I didn't even get the terms of the insurance when I con...
I had this done at two (domestic scale) business premises. District Council don't need to know, its between you and the gas supplier. The only diffi...
Completely agreed. Unfortunately this sort of situation is not restricted to heat pumps. As I say above, our consumer protection is better than some...
Simply put, no I didn't. That said I didn't place much mental value on the insurance element. I watched the installer carefully to ensure that the...
I have just dug out my own guarantee (which is by IWA) and read the conditions, which I reproduce below. Its pretty limited. Its cover applies only...
Noted. Im being pragmatic, recognising the reality that (a) you presumably want working heating and (b) the complaints path is long and tortuous (...
@bobflux I agree that its a simplification but I think its more serious than flow rate. An overestimate of house heat loss can result in unnecessar...
What are you envisaging doing throughout the day? Personally I just turn my heating off altogether from May to mid September, but obviously it depend...
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