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I agree with a lot of the logic and good information given by Derek. But I can’t agree that H2 is the general answer. Very inefficient production proc...
Dan i haven’t changed my Octopus DD yet. We were on £45/m for cooking, dishwasher, EVs, etc before. Plus the oil delivery once per year. I’m guessin...
Dan T, you raise a good point about affordability. I think there is an issue of taxes applied to electric compared to gas. Gas has lower taxes. Ideall...
Sam I am sorry the ASHP did not work out for you. I’m only 3 weeks into mine, so don’t have any of your experience. But as Phil says, gas boilers wi...
Thanks Derek, always reliable information from you. So a hydro box is different from a split system. I’ve a split Daikin system with the fan, heat exc...
Hi Kuba I think it’s all about getting several quotes and approaches. 8mm pipes are small to the radiators, but do they run all the way back to the ...
Wow Jet, that is a large kW usage. A few questions as you property is a similar size to mine. And I have a HT ASHP. What was the original MCS heat req...
Phil, by small bore pipes to the radiators, in my case I mean 10mm. We have large “mains” pipes running in the loft that are 35mm or 28mm with 10mm dr...
Evening Phil. Get several quotes. They will need to do a heat loss and heat demand calculation. Your dimensions and oil usage were similar to my bunga...
DanT - we have 4kW of solar PV - we generate about 3700kWh per year - as you say much more in the summer. My system is 9 years old (see detailed desc...
Welcome Phil. Top tip is to speak to several ASHP installers to get a variety of views. Unless it’s the size of Blenheim Place, a 2005 built home shou...
DanT you definitely need to get a diverter. You look like a “data man”, so perhaps the Solic is not for you, but I can certainly recommend it.
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