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I must point out another couple of things. I did not mention “design temp” nor did I claim that the OPs house would be “warm within hours”. Rather ...
@cathoderay whatever you say, Ray. 😆 I must try to remember in future that I have to make sure any post I make going forward is tailored to your lik...
maybe your pump or install isn’t exactly the same as mine, Ray. I would definitely recommend Grant to anyone and a grade 1 Grant installer on a prop...
what does all round cold start mean? Was my house supposed to be at -10? Should I have kept the wood burner off and opened all the doors and windows d...
It was very, very obvious that I meant a cold start for the heat pump as it it being turned on for the first time, given this is the topic of the thre...
@cathoderay are you suggesting I am not being truthful? Downstairs in my kitchen was showing 13 degrees when the pump was turned on at 6pm. By the ...
Grant also do an “integrated” cylinder now. I would have got that, in retrospect.
I also sold my boiler and oil tank on Gumtree for a grand. That was great, guys just came and took it all away on day one of the ASHP install once the...
@cookie197 hi Cookie. yes, we had a 250l tank installed. We put it where our combo boiler used to be. It’s bigger than the boiler was and it’s a bi...
And one other point I should make. Ours was installed in -10. It performed, immediately. It was turned on at 6pm and from a cold start in -10 temperat...
Also, replacing oil with ASHP and bringing in solar and storage has another tangible benefit in terms of your EPC. My house has gone from a C rating f...
We installed our heat pump in January and we are definitely saving money now that it is combined with battery and solar. Octopus Tracker Tarriff certa...
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