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A paper on leasing etc options for heat pumps. Yesterday the government said "To make heat pumps available to even more households, government...
Changes to Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Interesting to see the UK may pay to join the EU internal electricity market, "a possible agreement on UK participation in the EU’s internal electr...
The plan is not to switch off for extended periods. Also it planned to be an opt out system so customers can choose not to take part, but I suspect t...
Current progress on SESS and central control of heating, battery storage and EV. Consumer groups support it. For example from Citizens Advice ...
If you want to read more, here is another consultation, this time on dispatchable power generally like LDES, but also new gas plants. Potential cha...
Fall in gas prices is projected to reduce the price cap in January, but this has been partly offset by increased net zero costs.
Unfortunately there are people and companies throughout net zero not offering value for money, optimal solutions and in some cases offering poor quali...
Interesting to see home energy storage being pushed as part of a potential ECO5 when ECO4 finishes in April 2026. I haven't noticed that suggested b...
@toodles Yep, and it is not even a sticking plaster in reality. There is a consultation if you want to feed in your thoughts The £52 is wh...
There is no easy answer on costs, either capital or energy pricing. Every option has pro and cons. For those on very low incomes their priority won...
I would personally have worded the question differently but it is still an interesting question. I don't currently have a heat pump, but when we do...
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
Volumisers are normally plumbed so that they are in the...
By JamesPa , 3 hours ago
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@toodles possibly. The £9k labour charge for 4-5 days w...
By AndrewJ , 7 hours ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
My thought is simple. Bring it on and bring on plug in...
By JamesPa , 11 hours ago
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RE: Heat Geek mini store vs pump size
Yes I agree, that’s why Heat Geek have most likely sele...
By Tomtheheatingengineer , 1 day ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@chandykris Swings and Roundabouts, you win some…. ...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
By Mars , 1 day ago
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
@majordennisbloodnok @tomtheheatingengineer For my ...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
There is scope for product development here. I for one...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Is the "divide by 2900" rule still valid?
Really flow rate is a pipework limitation not a water p...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation
@burtis, I’ve followed this thread pretty much from the...
By Mars , 5 days ago
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RE: Starting Our Heat Pump Journey: 1962 build 3 bed detached house
First time poster here but I can share my experience as...
By SCH , 5 days ago
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RE: Is it the house or the equipment?
...which, I've found out, is pretty much impossible to ...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 5 days ago
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