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@transparent you mentioned: I'm just doing the rough calculations, which suggest to me that Nu-Heat weren't designing with a common ASHP in mind T...
For bog standard mains gas households without EV, solar, battery etc. the electricity/gas ratio is now going to increase a little at least in the shor...
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Personally i would still look to limit the risk by locating the battery outside the main fabric of my home if at all possible. It wouldn't actually...
It is basically because the price cap is calculated on a historical window, not today's prices. So the window for the 1st April price increase has ...
If they did start emitting toxic gas, could you get out of the house without going anywhere near the battery? Am just curious about what people are...
Thanks for the video. I don't think i would take the risk of installing a battery inside the main fabric of my home or loft after seeing that if t...
Interestingly i think overall i would be minded to recommend, save the money up to buy a property sooner rather than spending capital on a sizeable ba...
@transparent Agreed, i don't think an MCS (or equivalent) accredited company would be interested in cheap MOT audits right now, perhaps ever, simpl...
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