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@editor The Cosy 6 has been mentioned but I do not want that and it is too big for the space really so the alternative is the Daikin 6kW. Also to make...
@transparent Thank you. My aim is firstly to heat my house with an efficiently set up heat pump then, later on, utilising the facility of charging at ...
@lucia just seen your message. Well the octopus saga continues as I have just had to have a resurvey as they were concerned about the pipe run not hav...
@transparent Would installation in a conservatory be acceptable?
@lucia My efforts stalled as the Octo surveyor did not supply enough information for the tech designers. So they want to resurvey next week. In the me...
Interesting that none of my two surveys asked me what room temps I would like/prefer and as for design temp (you get what we offer)! However they were...
My Octopus surveyor said the cosy 6 was intended for smaller houses but because of the R290 restrictions it is very difficult to find a space for it. ...
@johnmo Thanks, yes I have that cheat sheet and was a bit surprised it was higher than expected. Maybe I should start the Heatpunk project again. Stil...
@johnmo I revisited the Heatpunk project which I did back in May and put in the data for the floor and ceilings which I had not done and revised the h...
@johnmo We have cavity insulation double glazing and loft is mostly well insulated, all except a walkway down the middle. Also the chimney stacks have...
@ash2020 Andrew, I have a 80M2 1926 three bed semi in East Devon on the coast and have had a quote from British Gas of £4100 and an Octopus one of £23...
Hi Andrew, I believe we may have chatted about Katie McCabe back in 2021. My handle is Crispspark on Grey arrows. I am working toward an ASHP and wait...
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RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
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RE: End-of-Life Heat Pumps: How Do You Dispose of an ASHP in the UK?
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RE: Electricity price predictions
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RE: What is the main ‘dictator’ of Agile’s unit price?
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RE: Upgrading my system, how far do I go?
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RE: My Grant R290 9kW Heat Pump Installation
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RE: Guidance with installing a new heating system
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