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@lucia My octopus survey has just been completed and he has put a note on my survey that I requested a 45C design temp so they are listening? Out of i...
@bontwoody It is £2300 for OE (assuming they do not alter it in the survey) and £4200 for BG which was down from £5900 initially. As you say I have to...
@editor Yes my BG quote includes a buffer maybe as a thermostat or TRV was suggested downstairs (which I did not want had it been explained). I am que...
@lucia Yes agreed I have started one now. It has been a very helpful thread
@gunboatdiplomat Yes when I have had the survey and report I will check. The BG one was pretty perfunctory with little detail except that it is up to ...
@johnmo Thanks , bedrooms upstairs. A fully open system is what I want, I must specify that to Octopus surveyor.
@johnmo Ah yes he did say something about a TRV downstairs not a room thermostat but why would I need that? I want the most economic system controlled...
@broadsman Unfortunately this does not seem to have trickled down to the surveyor who still added one to my quote even though I mentioned I did not wa...
Having responded to BG on a few points (buffer!) I now have an Octopus survey at the end of the month. It will be interesting to see how they respond ...
@editor Am I cynical in wondering why the two large energy providers design systems eg, BG with a buffer and Octopus with a high flow rate? Both of th...
@derek-m Thinking about what @lucia says about quotes seemingly downgrading some replacement rads would it be wrong to upgrade rads not deemed necessa...
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