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To my eyes, sat behind all of this is a basic policy making failure to recognize that we're dealing with heating 'systems' and that if you want to rep...
Is that such a problem with a 3-pipe buffer tank, where the radiators receive a direct feed from the heat pump? They should be receiving the highest p...
For the last few months we've taken the simple measure of saving grey water in the kitchen sink washing-up bowl and using it to water ornamental plant...
If you know the room heat losses for each of the rooms (have they both provided that, room by room basis?) and they're roughly the same, then presumab...
If you want to check the calculations yourself, there's an online heat-loss modelling tool, Heatpunk, which has a free tier where you can enter your h...
For the flexible conduit in the photo I don't think the colour makes a huge difference, the eye is drawn to the wavy/snakey conduit next to the two re...
Perhaps they could have used white trunking, which would be more consistent with the white powerwall enclosure and meter box, you wouldn't see the bla...
I don't know the full details of your house or installation so this is just thinking out aloud, but going through this current heat-wave, I'd be think...
Because otherwise most of those people will, when replacing their heating, choose the significantly cheaper option of a gas boiler, rather than fit a ...
Octopus are launching two batteries - the Nook Cube, which is confirmed as plugin, but what the power input/output will be I don't know, the power rat...
I'd say the key question will be whether Octopus with its own installer network, can get the cost of the on-site installation down to make batteries m...
Clearly that is not workable and I can't see anyone suggesting that, sensibly the checks would be on one design, possibly two if issues with the first...
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