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@jamespa Thanks. I'd already concluded that the higher estimates are excessive, which is why I'm going with the lower of the three figures that I'...
@gary Thanks. House is a similar size to ours. It's interesting that you find even the 8.5kW Ecodan is overpowered. We got three surveys that cam...
@gary Thanks. If you don't mind me asking, what is the size and/or heat loss for your property? Or the usual daily heat output and COP from your Eco...
@ianmk13 I assume you've considered upgrading from K2s to K3s where possible? This should give you at least 30% extra output for the same wall space.
@harriup Thanks again. I've explored quite a lot of data (and plotted many graphs), but only have daily gas consumption figures from late January ...
Five of our 14 radiators are supplied with 10mm plastic microbore, with the rest on 15mm copper. The microbore is all installed behind plasterboard wa...
@gunboatdiplomat Interesting comparisons. It looks like we have very similar properties though ours is probably slightly better insulated as 80% o...
For completeness and for anyone who's interested, here are the design and performance parameters, as described by each supplier. Supplier ...
@mike-h Thanks again. The installer I'm leaning towards (Puraflow) seems to have consistently good reviews on TrustPilot and I've been generally i...
@majordennisbloodnok Thanks. Similar installation cost again. Looks like RHI was a really good deal. The new BUS grant is Β£7500 (formerly Β£5000) wh...
@harriup Thanks for the useful insights and for taking the time to reply.Your similar installation cost with the 8.5kW Mitsubishi does at least help t...
Does anyone have any thoughts about question 1 (installation cost)?
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