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Mars, This is a really informative video. End users such as yourself and many others on this forum really should not have had to gain this level of un...
@jamespa I have wondered if the grant that's available for new installations under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme is actually pushing installer quotes upwa...
Since my last post on this topic we've reached a conclusion. The local Grant approved firm called in their "controls specialist" to run some electri...
@editor I am now starting to look for firms serving West Oxon (Witney/Burford) area. Can you recommend any? Although I'm replacing an existing ASHP I ...
@jamespa Our ASHP has a history and about 5 years ago we did have a new PCB, which cost then about £800. That was on the recommendation of a different...
@downfield Yes, I'm going to look at repair. Our local approved installer has had two people look so far. The first was a rookie who was doing some ...
@editor Yes, if you know of an installer in or near West Oxfordshire (Oxford/Witney/Swindon) that would be helpful. As the weather is now warming and ...
@editor I've just read this book (sorry not ordered via Amazon but I don't have an account). It is very interesting and full of useful pointers for...
@editor How do I recover a draft post that I was writing and saved? I was reviewing the book. Thanks, Mike
@tim441 I share your frustration with the EPC ratings. Attached is an extract from my new EPC which was done this week. You'll see that the Main Heati...
Finally, good news on my EPC assessment. Having got (as was predicted) nowhere with Elmhurst Energy (accreditation scheme for my previous EPC) I hav...
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
@singlespeed, what are your initial thoughts?
By Mars , 34 minutes ago
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@batpred The Daikin temperature probe protrudes from th...
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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...
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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...
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RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?
Fair enough. I guess I was thinking of pipes that run ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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Six books in three years and I think I’ve now covered j...
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RE: Grant Aerona3 13kw - Buffer Tank - Heating Journey
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