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Yeah, great catch. So this will reduce the total number of grants awarded, but not the value of the grant, meaning they may run out of grants part-way...
I don't think I've ever had a tradesperson talking for what I would consider an unacceptable amount of time on the phone. In any case, for me, as long...
I agree that you need more headroom than 6.4kW vs 7.0kW, what you're said is entirely reasonable. I would add that (a) there is an error margin on the...
@rob-of-york Yes, true, petrol (but also electric) cars sold here work fine in Norway too. I wouldn't necessarily be comfortable in one though! The ...
I'm with EtchedPixels. Heat pumps designed for -6C won't keep a house warm at -20C, that is true, but it is hardly unique to heat pumps. Nothing in ou...
The shoulder months are very difficult to judge COP on in my experience. They're "inflated" because the temperature is high, but "deflated" because it...
Another angle to this is how vulnerable it leaves you to hackers. I have a GivEnergy battery. The company, somewhat infamously, is now defunct. Thei...
I love computers, I use them all the time, which is why I don't rely on "cloud" stuff. The "cloud" is just someone else's computer -- but I have a com...
I have a very bog standard 1970s detached house with cavity wall insulation and double glazing put in 20+ years ago. The radiators were "oversized", a...
Grid, but would standalone be much simpler?
So if I want to gain the minimum level of qualifications to install a battery and inverter in my house, what would the path be? Is that even feasible ...
Not sure that's fair, the BUS isn't designed for low-income households so I'm not sure I'd expect them to receive them? There are other schemes design...
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Should I change my cylinder when changing from a gas boiler to a heat pump.
I have 178 L Gledhill unvented cylinder which was fitte...
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
Impressions so far from the one I've installed are that...
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@batpred The Daikin temperature probe protrudes from th...
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
@editor And as an occasional contributor, may I say wel...
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RE: Should Households Who Can Afford It Pay More for Energy to Help Those Who Can't?
They don't have to try. Our entire system is d...
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RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?
Fair enough. I guess I was thinking of pipes that run ...
By JamesPa , 13 hours ago
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RE: How Can I Prove Coal Was My Main Heating Source Without Receipts?
Got excepted for the grant now so thanks for the replie...
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RE: Buffer tank on a 2 x 14kw Ecodan system
Pretty much as I had guessed in my crude scaling from m...
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Well you have a vibration generator running at some fre...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations
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