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@cathoderay Agree. The previous heat loss calc was from 2016 when I was working out heat loss for the Quantum storage heater. I have installed double ...
@rob-of-york I had wondered about A2A. That's something else for me to think about and get quotes for. The current water heating is by immersion heate...
@jamespa I assume getting the WC curve and rad balancing right is what gives you a decent heat pump system. I assume once you've set this up it doesn'...
@cathoderay I use honeywell app on my phone to control the E7 circuits. The honeywell app is similar to hive and I can set different times for on / of...
The RRP for the 2 Quantums is £2056 which I assume the local approved installers will charge. Additional to that is the install cost which will includ...
@cathoderay That is the same problem that we have now with storage heaters. I remotely turn them on 1 or more days before we are turning up to get the...
@jamespa There are 5 rooms and no pipework for radiators.We will not be changing how we use the house but we won't own it forever and I'm guessing tha...
@jamespa You have to bear in mind that this is a holiday home so is unoccupied for most of the year. We do try and go every month but the number of d...
@cathoderay I too remember the Airfix models of my youth but don't think I ever had the patience to do a Lancaster bomber.I also remember the complex ...
@jamespa E7 energy usage seems to vary a lot from year to year probably based on how cold it is and how often we are there.1638kWh 2024, 5399kWh 2025 ...
Probably shouldn't have used the word modelled. I have used commercial software with currently accepted U values for walls, floors, windows etc to gue...
@cathoderay I've noticed SPAB have done work on heat loss thru' solid walls on older properties and found the U value's to be better than RICS would s...
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