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It's only electricity, and as such I would suggest it's not a heating-related policy as the vast majority of the UK do not heat with electric. I see i...
Correct, it's only on electricity bills (not gas), and initially is from October for the retainer of the tax year. I am guessing we will all be watchi...
Yes, makes sense. You've got me worried now! Are you sure there is no exit fee for the fix?
There used to be an exit fee last year for the 12 month fix. Energy companies are predicting ~13% increase whereas Cornwall Insight are predicting ~...
At a practical level, you'll also want a heat pump system with fixed rate circulation pumps where you can lock in the desired flow rates, rather than ...
Check the minimum flow rate specifications of any heat pump you are considering. Something like a 7kW Vaillant Arotherm specifies a minimum flow rate ...
No worries, I can't really argue with your logic and I think you have every right to feel how you feel about VW. I just hope Skoda is better than that...
OK, so just to be clear then, this appears to specifically be a VW thing, not a wider VAG thing, and individual members of the VAG Group appear free t...
It seems Skoda at least are working with Home Assistant with an official customer API
No first hand experience, but from reading around you can purchase EV rated 3 pin sockets that are presumably of a higher grade. What I can tell you...
I'm sure you are familiar with the Heat Geek table, which shows for a dT of 5C, 15mm pipe can transfer 2.75kW of heat at 0.9mps, which would suggest y...
The obvious thing that springs to mind is that those rads may be be in a horrible state given their age, so unless they are all going to be removed an...
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RE: Heat pump branding. Clever, contemporary… or a bit too much?
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I have just had 3 heat loss surveys, one by heat geek o...
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RE: battery storage without solar
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
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RE: Heat Pumps Without Grants: Would You Have Installed One & Will You Now?
@editor Most certainly. The heat pump was an ideal s...
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
Yep I caught our slow leak from a £100 bill rise 8)
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