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Thanks @jamespa The gas fire is definitely not an essential part of the heating system, since the gas central heating manages to cover the full heat...
We currently have a gas boiler used for central heating and hot water, two A2A units capable of heating and cooling, and a separate gas fire in the li...
@ian-s I would encourage you to have a conversation with HG at this stage rather than stop at this point. You might still call a halt later, but yo...
@springswood Gas connection / disconnection is the responsibility of your energy provider i.e. Octopus, so you could ask them. I know they do discon...
Posted by: @grahamf if you are planning to install a flow meter, I would suggest considering a heat meter instead Thanks for the link to the mo...
@ian-s One interesting difference between your two quotes is the room temperatures assumed. HG assumes 21C throughout and DW have used a variety of...
Posted by: @grahamf If you are considering phasing the project, then I would investigate the VAT implications. A heat pump installation is zero...
Posted by: @springswood I'm working on passive ways of reducing indoor temperatures. Good quality black out blinds are very effective at reduc...
@springswood We have two Daikin single split A2A systems, 3.5kW in the living room and 2.5kW in the main bedroom. This is in a 4-bed detached, 1970s...
Volumisers and Buffers My updated and approved (by my wife!) radiator plan has a total radiator volume of 128.8 litres plus roughly 15-18 litres for...
Post by: @bash How it worked for me is that when I had all radiators fully open, that appeared to be on part of a long run of 15mm pipework, at lea...
Posted by: @jamespa The regulations are here Regulation 9(2) b is the key one Thanks for the pointer to the regulations, in particular: 9(2)...
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