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Last seen: May 19, 2026
This will be interesting. If government rhetoric on the number of heat pump installations is to be met then it's mostly about retrofits rather than ...
Tom, FWIW I would say that Grant customer service is good (btw it is my review of the Aerona 3 on this site). We've had some performance issues w...
@editor I recently corresponded with Baroness Brown (Climate Change Committee). She agreed that the pricing of electricity relative to oil and gas nee...
The contradiction in energy pricing is that the high price of electricity relative to gas is the opposite of what is needed to encourage customers to ...
This seems like a variation on the Four Yorkshiremen sketch. I'm completely out of the running - but I guess the winner will be whoever puts the mos...
A slight aside this. The extent of the questions everyone considering a heat pump has to ask is indicative of how far the industry has to go to make t...
@derek-m Derek, Yes, it was the red plug that I tightened down. I'll turn off the isolation valve then I can have a better look and use an Alle...
@derek-m I've checked on the inta website and you are right the gauge is the GP1576004 which I see I can get from them for £11.30. The valve which...
@derek-m No smart meter, Have just been switched to EDF as our last supplier (Green Network) went bust. Will ask them about smart meters, althou...
@derek-m That's very kind. Attached are photos of the gauge and the valve. Mike
@derek-m The Grant engineer found the fluid levels to be where he expected so I don't think there is a continuing leak. I still have to replace the...
Just an update on our electricity consumption. It is now just over a month since the Grant engineer checked out our system. May was cold and our t...
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