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Mike Patrick
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?

@editor I'm with EDF on their deemed standard variable tariff from 1st April (they took over our Green Energy account back in September). Have j...

4 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring, Electrics & Providers
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Under floor heating
4 years ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
Replies: 2
Views: 2451
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RE: Install a Grant Aerona 13kW instead of Mitsubishi Ecodan 11.2kW?

We've had a Grant pump for 5 years and, as followers of this site will know, have experienced some issues. However I think we've identified that the...

4 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Government Policy

I wrote to the Department of Energy to press for change in EPC ratings so that heat pumps are not disadvantaged. Attached is their response. It did...

4 years ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Training, Planning & Organisations
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Government Policy
4 years ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Training, Planning & Organisations
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RE: High air source heat pump running costs – Vaillant AroTherm Plus

@alec-morrow Alec , does this mean that the manufacturer is actually mandating an installation method that's sub-optimal for their own equipment? ...

4 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: High air source heat pump running costs – Vaillant AroTherm Plus

@alec-morrow That's what I meant, every system is different. These are the instructions for my Grant Aerona³: Heating System ControlsYour Gra...

4 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: High air source heat pump running costs – Vaillant AroTherm Plus

@webcmg I was afraid you would ask that! The way this is achieved varies from one make to another. I have a time switch like you find on convention...

4 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: High air source heat pump running costs – Vaillant AroTherm Plus

@webcmg Silly question, but this happened to my system. Are you sure the ASHP is not trying to heat the water and the house at the same time? During t...

4 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Thinking about Solar PV

Does anyone have any experience of solar PV panels which replace the slates on a roof, rather than sitting as a panel on top of it? The rising price...

4 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Energy Performance Certificates (EPC)

I just came across this: It claims that an ASHP makes an EPC rating worse than if the same property were heated with gas, because of the way the...

4 years ago
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Government Schemes, Regulations, Training, Planning & Organisations
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RE: 9kW Grant Aerona

Derek, Sorry for not following up earlier on our conversation, but I have only just had an opportunity to have another look at my ASHP controller se...

4 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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