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Even a complete redesign of the UK market isn't going to deliver 3p/kWh gas and 12p/kWh electricity. I think prices around the new cap are going to b...
Hi and welcome to the forum. A few comments. - Although 12kW is higher than your heat loss survey it's probably fine. The next Arotherm down may...
@jeff I think moving more supply to CfD was one of the points Liz Truss made in her speech. Sounds interesting.
Mars, to save me looking, how much is HVO at the moment?
You should not need an additional flow meter. The ASHP should have a flow rate sensor which is enough for normal use. This will throw an error code ...
@alphabeta With a COP of 3 and a price per kW of 54p,an ASHP will cost 18p/kWh. With a 90% efficient boiler and £1/litre, oil will cost about 10.5p...
Hi @alphabeta. Any reason why you want a high temp ASHP? Although they can achieve higher temps than conventional ones, the lower the flow temp the...
About 2.1-2.2 for me. 14kWh Ecodan and external HW tank. I think it depends how you have it set up and your HW usage. If you heat your HW once a da...
and this, and the links in it, is really good on the CfD mechanism; no politics just facts.
@mikefitz, Not sure what you mean. DHW just uses a target temp, independent of how you set the heating. You can then choose Eco of Normal, which a...
@prjohn I'm not sure it does really. It looks like a bit of a one sided rant to me. Maybe this might provide a bit of balance.
I've just been stacking my recent delivery and seeing what I have. I can fit in another big bag so I'm going to order that today. I also just ordered...
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