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@majordennisbloodnok Oh Hello Mr. Bloodnock, this is your local garden centre here, may I interest you in a job lot of raring-to-go Leylandii trees? I...
@majordennisbloodnok When I read that, I assumed it related to double or triple glazing and the heat being trapped between the layers of glass. Regard...
@majordennisbloodnok Any gardening goods supplier worth their reputation will supply paint (or spray) on white window wash intended for greenhouse use...
@mk4 And of course, the panels are less productive due to the ambient temperature of the panels. Regards, Toodles.
In our road of approx. 100 houses, I know of only one other dwelling with 5 solar panels installed last summer by Octopus. 2 roads away I know of one ...
@transparent I would imagine that DW’s inverters are not of the grid-forming type or the DNO would have welcomed that additional inertia I would have ...
@chandykris Indeed, the elevated temperature does attenuate output from the panels quite significantly - in fact, you might say: Hot weather, they don...
@mk4 Here we are with June 2026 Solar production then; worst year yet - not by much but then, one must always look on the bright side I suppose! &nb...
@etchedpixels Ours is a little more involved as one room upstairs is outside the original ‘envelope’ as it is a flat roof extension. The ground floor ...
@watcher Encouraging except that a bungalow is probably an easier and less disruptive installation than a ground and first floor job. Regards, Toodles...
@majordennisbloodnok has welcomed you, may I second that? We went straight from mains gas to heat pump some three years or so back. Had solar panels a...
@papahuhu We might well have found that a much smaller tank would have served our needs; previous to having a heat pump installed we had a gas boiler ...
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RE: Being screwed over by Volkswagen Audi Group
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
@batpred I suspect it will be more this year. I had 9 ...
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RE: Surface mount or bury primaries for heat pump installation?
@jamespa It's rusting 🙂
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RE: Glass lined Cylinder for private water supply
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
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@transparent thank you for your reply above. As alway...
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