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Some of you might recall I've added a few topics in the last few months researching Eco 4 and best ASHP practice. We bought a little house in Dumfries...
@derek-m I more meant the potential for a scam! Yeah I use them for business. So far for the house we've used Green Energy UK but the fact that ...
@derek-m There's definitely a scam in this somewhere. I found a complicated scam online involving hundreds if not thousands of men taking a DNA test. ...
@iancalderbank I did notice that which is why I mentioned Octopus 😉 Which tariff are you on? If/when we switch over I'll come back you. That i...
@iancalderbank Good to know thanks, especially about the other convection options. So much to consider! I'm waiting to hear back from them and then I'...
@iancalderbank Yeah that was my thinking. I'm going to at least insist of plumbing to the landing and I'll provide an extra rad myself if need be. Wha...
@allyfish That all makes total sense. I'm hoping if I feed the installers bacon butties and offer to pay for any extra valves they'll adjust the syste...
@mikefl What rough size is your house? We have an open plan downstairs which they are talking about putting two large radiators and one smaller one in...
@allyfish This sounds positive, although the chances of getting the eco 4 company to come back and retrofit seem like they would be zero. Shame this i...
@iancalderbank This is fantastic thanks. I'll talk to the installers when they come in. My inkling is that talking to the office achieves nothing. If ...
@mikefl Yeah this is my hope, as you've stated in previous discussion Eco Providers Ltd don't seem to be the worst possible installers, and if I can g...
@iancalderbank I would agree with everything you say. It seems that in order to tick the boxes the funding requires the company are unable to do anyth...
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