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I had my heat pump fitted July 2023 by a local heating engineer who has been specialising in renewables for possibly a decade. My installation was a...
Hmmm, with the various experiences being discussed, I think I will dig out the documents from Aviva Insurance and try and double check the telephone a...
Interesting. We are with Aviva Insurance and I read another article regarding heat pump insurance cover so I called them. Aviva Insurance class a heat...
@guthrie my friend, I feel we need to conclude this conversation as I fear we are diverting from the original topic of this thread :-)I am happy to co...
@guthrie I have a balancing act with my system because it is a bivalent set up. Oil boilers like a duty cycle of 3 cycles per hour unlike gas wh...
@toodles Yes I have noticed a more even heat distribution since installing my heat pump (12Kw Samsung Gen6). I have a particular problematic room (als...
@derek-m I wish it was! 🤣 Sadly due to the HP and controller being located within the outside boiler room, running the data cable for the built in the...
@redzer_irl From my own research over the last few weeks I would be inclined to agree with Glyn Hudson. I think for me, I incorrectly interpreted th...
@cookie197 For your information you can get slimline versions of HP tanks. I am looking at one at present as it needs to fit in the space currently oc...
@cookie197 Welcome to the forum! Reading about your decision dilemma I have been through a similar experience over the last 12 months. To echo the p...
@derek-m yes I do have an immersion heater however it is positioned at the top of the tank and would not be heating the same volume of water sadly. In...
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