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@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...
The outstanding heat loss calculations filtered through this week. I received 3 in total with sufficient detail to interrogate by room, which has all...
Interesting points, and I can see why you'd think this as the clarity on the conservatory has developed through the course of the quotation process. ...
@johnmo I'm not chasing quotes, primarily. I'm chasing designs - or at least a vague consensus of opinion for our particular situation with the conse...
Today marked the 4th consecutive working day where I've had someone visit the house to do a heat pump related visit. 3 last week were potential insta...
I had a telephone call with the senior designer at EDF today, but was somewhat underwhelmed to discover that they've moved away from the suggestion of...
It was added by the previous owners, but the conservatory is built on to what would have been the original back door for the property so has the origi...
So, by means of a brief update, I've made some progress over the past week or so and the picture is becoming a little clearer.Octopus have provided th...
I did wonder where all the detailed knowledge came from, and had assumed you were involved in installation in some form or another. Caveat duly noted...
I've done some calculations based on our gas usage, for which I have 'dumb meter' data within Octopus going back to October 2022, when we switched to ...
@jamespa The 116m2 is the total floor area as per the EPC, so I assume its the total usable area. It will be interesting to see what the other survey...
Thanks. I'd be happy with this as a way to explore further options.
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