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Last seen: May 12, 2026
My experience with an MCS registered installer which was a requirment for the RHI payments (now in their 7th and final year) is that the standard sets...
My Grant system was installed 6 years ago (I'm now in the last year of the RHI payments). We have UFH on both ground and first floors and separate roo...
I emailed Y&Y (they invited listeners comments) after they covered heat pumps in a broadcast on 1st March this year. I also thought their coverage...
If you expect to sell your house in the future it is helpful to have a paper trail evidencing regular maintenance of things like boilers, heat pumps, ...
Leaving aside the prejudices of the Telegraph and the Guardian I think it is fair to say that many of us on these forums (sorry, fora) are here becaus...
Thank you to all for your responses on this topic. I've now had that further conversation with the firm, the outcome of which is £50 off the bill an...
Have now got the itemised bill from the plumber (it's standard when you get a car serviced, so why not plumbers?). Among other items he's charging me ...
@iancalderbank Thanks for confirming my own misgivings. Looks like the plumber and I will be having a further conversation. Mike
@editor Thanks - its helpful to have my own sense confirmed. Mike
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RE: Estimating true heat loss from twelve months of consumption data
@ian33a — a measured heat loss always trumps a calculat...
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RE: Setback savings - fact or fiction?
Yes, see below. They are just standard regression lines...
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RE: Grant Aeona 3 R32 cycling with weather compensation.
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By GrahamF , 2 hours ago
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RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?
Good questions @temperature_gradient. My understanding ...
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RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
@sunnyskies I agree with Downfield trying to ask the GE...
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RE: New Vaillant aroTherm Plus in black - When will it come to the UK?
All going according to plan, mid July we get that 7kW a...
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RE: My Grant R290 9kW Heat Pump Installation
@petch I'm very sorry that I have not picked up your po...
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RE: New Solar, Batteries, Air Source and Under Floor Heating advice please
You’re right: UFH works best with high-conductivity fin...
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RE: DIY or Don’t Touch? Solarman Smart Meter Install
That was my understanding also.
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RE: Vaillant Sensocomfort Time
Oh I remember this from when I set mine up 2 years ago,...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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Heat geek have already stated that the pro is in fact c...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: The Myth of the MCS Performance Guarantee
@editor I know. As if MCS wasn't bad enough, it's now e...
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