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Mike Patrick
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RE: This does not make sense - documents needed for EPC score

@derek-m I like that idea as it's one number that everyone can understand. Hides a lot behind it but a useful heuristic. Last year for mine (total e...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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Heating engineer costs
3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: This does not make sense - documents needed for EPC score

As a postscript I'd add that after completing renovations my EPC rating was initially E with the first assessor. He would not recognise the internal w...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Massive Electricity Cost

Finally this week, got the replacement expansion tank installed. Unfortunately it didn't fit the space left by the old one so some extra pipework was ...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Midea ASHP – High Energy Consumption

@tried2fail Interested to see that your EPC rates the Main heating as Good. I also have an ASHP with underfloor heating (same wording on the EPC) yet ...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Lobby the government for a realignment of electricity costs v gas

Article from this weekend's FT suggests that all-in annualised cost of ASHP will remain higher than that for gas for some years to come. Mike

3 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring, Electrics & Providers
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RE: This does not make sense - documents needed for EPC score

@ronin92 Attachment? Mike

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: This does not make sense - documents needed for EPC score

@andris To rub salt into the wound my neighbour's house is C rated compared to my D but his is not so well insulated and he doesn't have double glazin...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: This does not make sense - documents needed for EPC score

@majordennisbloodnok My EPC says that if I were to install solar PV as well I would scrape a C rating. Mike

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: This does not make sense!🤔

@allyfish, I agree Attached EPC extract compares my own house with a neighbour's. It's laughable that the gov't wants to encourage the use of heat p...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Massive Electricity Cost

I've just returned after a couple of days away, when the air temperature has hovered around Zero most of the time and find that kWh consumption has, p...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Massive Electricity Cost

@allyfish Good point. Judging by how hot to the touch it is sometimes I suspect the tank is not insulated. The replacement will be a smaller (30L) i...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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