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@paultheheating Even though I was able to show the assessor a drawing indicating the fabric and insulation of a subsequent extension to our home from ...
@paultheheating Unless things have changed more recently than the last articles I have read, the EPC disregards the upgrade to a heat pump over gas as...
@paultheheating Are they comparing like with like though? If one rates performance on the apple scale and the other on the pear scale….. Toodles.
@papahuhu Meanwhile, here are the October solar yields for the last 4 years; this year’s figures are the highest yet even with all those gloomy days! ...
@etchedpixels There is a lot to be said for living in a ‘Mature Build’ home, one can move in, assume that much work needs to be done in the way of ins...
@etchedpixels Quite!
@rob-of-york Yes, these are the very reasons we feel we are making a wise decision. We can’t ‘hold back the tide’, if the ambient temperature is risin...
@editor What we seem to be saying is that there should be some form of fall back organisation that, via insurance (paid for out of fees paid by the in...
@jamespa Ah! Thank you, I had been thinking of chipping in that the solar panel contribution when you need it most is at its’ least! I have 8.1 kWp. o...
Perhaps it is time for an update on ‘our’ project. We have paid our 25% deposit and must wait for availability of the Panasonic units in late January/...
@etchedpixels @mars This is a very delicate and rather tricky one I feel; using a tradesperson who spends exorbitant amounts of time NOT carrying out ...
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