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There is an elephant in the room with this topic. Governments have to be electable and any political party whose campaign slogan was “we’re going to m...
What a lovely project to have! You are right it will mean a heat exchanger since you can’t use the water directly it would be too risky on water acidi...
I’m not going to divert this post into the (not allowed) political area, but the Octopus guy is being frank. There is a conflict in any market-based s...
“A lot going on” but at no time did I claim it was constructive, enough for net-zero, or making real progress! But rather they are producing papers an...
@transparent makes several very good points in his post. Let’s imagine Another Major Supplier (AMS) who is loosing market share and as he so very well...
This is the document which seems to inspire the articleall 85pages of it. I’ve not found any OBR projections of changes to green levies on the latest ...
Our 7kW Vaillant is also performing better than expected in that October gave us an average COP of 5.8 and extrapolating from spot calculations would ...
Since I might have to save my pennies to afford our electric bill 🤣 I won’t be subscribing to the FT any time soon. But their reporting is usu...
Our UFH feels warm to the toes when running at 24C, but I have sensitive toes(!) What floor covering do you have on the floor? Only ceramic tile wil...
@homonid answering the simplest aspect of your questions only. If you draw peak currents which could be higher than the inverter output then your top-...
You need to use Heat Geek, BG or Octopus to be certain of no buffer. You may get a volumiser (smaller tank in series) depending on your system. Don’t ...
Cosy is a construct to win over ashp owners and if you compare it to the agile prices (again as shown by energy stats) you can see how they fit it int...
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New Vaillant Arotherm controls link to existing thermostats ; wired vs wireless
I am feeling baffled and worried:We are having a an Aro...
By GutoFfowc , 2 hours ago
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
@rob-of-york Thank you, I’m thinking along these same l...
By Toodles , 5 hours ago
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@Mars Good questions! The downstairs unit did the maj...
By Rob of York , 5 hours ago
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RE: Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
@donciccio I would suggest that you take a "fabric-fi...
By Rob of York , 6 hours ago
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
Any idea how efficient your gas boiler is? Is it a 50 y...
By Old_Scientist , 11 hours ago
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
@dave, I think @jamespa has probably identified the mos...
By Mars , 23 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 , 2 days 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 , 2 days 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 , 2 days ago
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
@majordennisbloodnok @tomtheheatingengineer For my ...
By JamesPa , 2 days 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 , 3 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...
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