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@jamespa I wasn't necessarily suggesting interchangeability of surveys, as I've seen the impracticality of this from the variation in the surveys I ha...
Thank you for the kind feedback.Perhaps the government should look at making the survey costs recoverable in some way by those carrying them out. As ...
@hcas Thank you for the clarification. The current inability to 'see' the battery usage is no surprise, as I've encountered a similar issue with our ...
So, as mentioned previously, this is my summary of the interactions with various providers through the quotation process. It's intended primarily to ...
I'd be interested to understand this further too, as Havenwise is something that I'm considering subscribing to after my forthcoming heat pump install...
@jamespa Thanks for your input into this thread so far. Your information has certainly added to my understanding along the way.I'm looking forward to...
The good news is that I've now concluded the quotation process and chosen a provider for the installation. I'm planning to do a bit of a summary with...
Sunsynk 5kW inverter with 2 x 5.32kWh batteries (currently considering adding 2 more to this).
@matwin I'm going through a similar quotation journey currently (& hopefully nearing the end of it now). One relevant piece of information I had ...
It varies by room, but the conservatory is assumed at 2 per hour, as is the kitchen, hallway and landing.Living room and upstairs office are assumed a...
Just as a quick sense check, this is the Vaillant data that led me to the above quote. If I'm reading this correctly, then for all outside temperatur...
@jamespa I also suspect the 5.11 figure was used as a justification to exclude it from the design. From what I can see on the Vaillant model, it's o...
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