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Last seen: Jan 4, 2026
@jennyross I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. It is impossible to find comparisons of one ASHP against another. You can for cars, fridges or com...
I think we need add in the design time of the system. Not just the installation time. The design, from an experienced heating engineer is critical to ...
I selected an MCS registered installer. As you say Mars, the key reason is to receive the RHI grant. But it is not the only one. Others included: ...
Morning. I’m sure this is a good unit. £600. It’s the equivalent, if you watch Fully Charged on YouTube and the test drive a Chinese EV for <£5000....
@mike-patrick “we were so poor…” 😂 For me, it is always trying to use as much of the electric I’ve generated via PV as possible. So reducing draw fr...
Update: so my ASHP is effectively off through the summer. H/w is via solar PV and Solic 200 diverter mentioned elsewhere. But the Daikin in standby mo...
Totally agree on the energy reduction and CO2 reduction. But I was trying to compare like for like. I spent £8 on petrol for the mower. Else all milea...
Electric/kWh usage is useful, but what’s the cost? We use £10/w or £60 for that last month of electric. We are an electric house, including cooking, ...
@editor Mars the worlds largest V2G trial has been running through Octopus Energy and a number of suppliers/p> It uses Nissan Leafs and a wall box c...
@phil8322 I’m surprised the climate committee suggested H2 for cold climates, H2 has a much lower energy content than say methane CH4. That’s one of t...
@editor Hi Mars do you have any links that show European ASHPs are 50% cheaper than UK installations? My research shows Daikin prices are similar Eur...
I see H2 as a stop gap only. A bit like hybrid cars. When they talk about H2 boilers, it will only be at 20% H2. 80% CH4 So it only impacts a small ...
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