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@vinceprince It's the law since 2022. DEFRA! You are only permitted to buy unseasoned/green wood in minimum quantities of 2.2 cubic meters. It is ...
@editor Yes, October 7th! 😁
I'd use my stove no matter what (I lit it yesterday briefly when it was raining with very cold winds). It's my back-up heating, top-up heating and san...
Good people, I'm just asking this to make sure that I'm not fooling myself here: if a radiator schedule identifies the output of a radiator 'at desi...
@jancold However he then talked about the volumiser having water at 60C!! (Seriously!) Lol.... he's talking nonsense. 😂 I'm looking fo...
We should shift the extra charges onto gas even if it has to be phased in but ultimately standing charges should be abolished. [I lobbied Clive Lewi...
@jamespa I agree about their strategy. They're plotting a middle route. Their Cosy thingy is a step further along with that thinking. Heat Pump as ...
@gary I agree. It's a lot better than it started out. I have been insistent throughout that 50º was passing the running & maintenance expense on t...
@jancold I changed things a bit with 🐙 by insisting rooms had other functions - spare bedroom = office. I've accepted their install won't be...
@gary You are absolutely correct! They won't lower the design temp because they want to keep costs low. I had a discussion on Twitter with one of ...
@editor That was really interesting and helpful. 🙂
I now have a radiator schedule - total output 5353w [with 6kw Daikin + Daikin water tank 180 litres] Yes, I have a couple more upgrades. [🤫] ...
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Should I change my cylinder when changing from a gas boiler to a heat pump.
I have 178 L Gledhill unvented cylinder which was fitte...
By David , 8 hours ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
Impressions so far from the one I've installed are that...
By EtchedPixels , 10 hours ago
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@batpred The Daikin temperature probe protrudes from th...
By Toodles , 13 hours ago
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
@editor And as an occasional contributor, may I say wel...
By Toodles , 15 hours ago
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RE: Should Households Who Can Afford It Pay More for Energy to Help Those Who Can't?
They don't have to try. Our entire system is d...
By EtchedPixels , 16 hours ago
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RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?
Fair enough. I guess I was thinking of pipes that run ...
By JamesPa , 16 hours ago
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RE: How Can I Prove Coal Was My Main Heating Source Without Receipts?
Got excepted for the grant now so thanks for the replie...
By Chilli304 , 20 hours ago
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Daikin Altherma 3 R F+W, room thermostat control, weath...
By JanHarley , 21 hours ago
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RE: Buffer tank on a 2 x 14kw Ecodan system
Pretty much as I had guessed in my crude scaling from m...
By JamesPa , 24 hours ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Well you have a vibration generator running at some fre...
By bobflux , 2 days ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@downfield Thats a decent rate, I’m shocked they hadn...
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations
@toodles thanks! So as suspected, around a doubling of ...
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Six books in three years and I think I’ve now covered j...
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