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Interesting January stats @chandykris and @wally For comparison I have an 8kW Aira plus 250L tank for a 4 1/2 bed semi-detached house built in 1933...
It has been just over a year since we changed over to an Aira heat pump and they swapped out all but one of our radiators. Really pleased with it and ...
Took 5 days, Monday to Friday. Varied from 1 to 5 on site, was a little surprised that the lead engineer changed on day 4. Radiator changes started on...
I'm surprised at your experience with Aira's sales people, I was very happy with the way they conducted themselves (as with all the other I contacted...
@chandykris Have had our Aira heat pump since September. Several callouts - minor issues - all dealt with very quickly. It was a key thing in my evalu...
I noticed a few days ago on the Aira app that there is now an option to drop the thermostat target temperature by up to 3°C during the night (user con...
If it is just a heat pump install and the number of radiator changes are the same then I can see why Octopus will be cheaper. Aira replaced a lot more...
@andy_e Have you been in contact with your council yet? I would suggest you do or by going ahead you could be risking things by moving back to the f...
@andy_e I'll be interested to see how you get on. I was originally going with Octopus with a 12kW Daikin. Once the planning permission because of n...
@paddy I presume that Aira are offering you the 100L tank + 40L buffer tank combination, so using @Mars rule of thumb you will be getting 16-20 mins o...
I have 71 plate Zoe and a MyEnergi charger on Intelligent Octopus and everything works fine.
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