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Earlier in this thread, I mentioned I had swapped back to the OE’s Agile tariff - and that is where we are now. There has been a significant change in...
‘Value’ is a concept rather than an actual tangible thing I feel, yes the house value to the occupant has increased, partly because the installation w...
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@potatoman Yes, we have a Homely smart controller attached to our Daikin monobloc 8 kW ASHP. Fitted last autumn as soon as the integration for Daikin ...
@judith Oh Judith! I feel for you, during Covid Lockdown, we had SSEN working in the road on a cold winter’s day and they needed to turn off the suppl...
@hcas It is with Daikin and amounts to £345 inc. VAT. (Not Cheap!) Toodles.
I have assumed that we should see 15 years of ‘active life’ from our Daikin - and with any luck, it should be working for another 5 years after that. ...
@wobby1 Yes, not that I have any intention of selling the house but with the ASHP plus solar and battery plus extensive insulation, I feel sure it wil...
@jamespa Those figures are indeed somewhat better! I wonder if the same design heat pump would be efficient at even lower temperature such as 30 - 35 ...
@ivanopinion I too was disappointed to see the comparatively low SCOP of 2.72; I would have expected the Octopus team to have come up with at least 3....
@mikeavison Perhaps I might add a few observations? I should declare they are my opinions only - they may be shared with others but please have a supp...
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RE: Double or Triple Glazed Windows?
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RE: How quickly would you want/expect heat recovery to take from setback?
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