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@sarahemmm I have done things the opposite way round I suppose, though I have solar panels as of 4 years or so ago, I had a gas boiler but not a combi...
@hml1827 1962 / 3 winter is remembered by me as my last winter at boarding school; going out for walks around Exeter and seeing the River Exe frozen w...
@e-a-west Sounds as though you are going to be very much off the grid then! Sounds like a very interesting project and ‘fuel’ for a number of differen...
@e-a-west Presumably you won’t be facing a bill for a gas supply installation?! 😉 Regards, Toodles.
@e-a-west I think it unlikely that your solar energy export would recoup the additional costs incurred to have 3p wiring. Export rates are dropping at...
£16K (or even £25K!) would go a fair way towards employing more solar panels and battery capacity if you have the space and stay off-grid - just a tho...
@watcher According to Homely who take their data from the Daikin heat pump, the last (fairly mild weather) week yielded 4.65 here. I must admit though...
It is very comforting to see the condensation on the outside surface of the triple glazed window; the condensation remains until the OAT rises conside...
@rob-of-york I must admit that when we had a Daikin heat pump fitted in February 2023, we gave little thought to the increasing summer temperatures; w...
@majordennisbloodnok This looks like a future career for you! Could you put together a simplified package that would enable potential users to just ti...
Oh @mars, this is oh so familiar to my own experience! May I join your rant please? We had been with Virginontherediculous ever since they took over...
@singlespeed I had better explain how my radiators are set up: As per MCS advice, all emitters have a TRV fitted (along with a LSV on t’other end wi...
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