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@transparent I found out about the 5% VAT rate that could be applied to the purchase of a second Tesla Powerwall by wrinklies like myself before my in...
@chickenbig The following quote is from my Solar PV and Tesla Battery installer’s promotion round robin: “The big news is that from February 1st, g...
@judith as from February 1st, 2024, there will be no VAT charged on solar energy storage batteries (as I posted in another topic last week). I have fo...
@kev-m I look forward to not hearing much ado about heat pumps soon then! 😉 Regards, Toodles.
@transparent Ooh! Perhaps things may be looking up for my chance of being a successful candidate then; against me is that I’m British and white, but i...
@bontwoody The one thing I would change is that being a member of or certified by the MCS is absolutely no guarantee whatsoever of a installer’s compe...
@derek-m Thank you Derek, since resolved (and changed tariff to Cosy), of course, since swapping to Cosy, Agile has been plunging again! Such is lie! ...
@transparent It is very refreshing to hear that common sense is employed in this way sometimes, I have no idea of the capacity of our local electrical...
@editor Thank you Mars, our ASHP is ready to sign autographs when people have watched the cameo appearance at the start! As I mentioned, we have high ...
@editor Thank you Mars, our ASHP is ready to sign autographs when people have watched the cameo appearance at the start! As I mentioned, we have high ...
Hello Pkham, for comparison only (and I don’t know how typical our performance figures may be); we have a Daikin EDLA08 8 kW ASHP but the DHW is servi...
Same to you Mars and all readers of this hub, may your scop’s rise evermore and may the heat pump crackling logs keep you all warm and cosy (though @ ...
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
Thanks for the update. Vaillant is a good choice, their...
By Batpred , 2 hours ago
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RE: To re-pipe or not to re-pipe? Moving from oil boiler to air source heat pump.
@penval, really useful update. After all the discussion...
By Mars , 8 hours ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@papahuhu I prefer to look at it simplistically. We d...
By Old_Scientist , 1 day ago
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RE: How Accurate Is My DIY Heat Loss Calculation?
D'oh - of course. I shouldn't post before my brain is f...
By Old_Scientist , 1 day ago
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RE: Questions about A2A for heating as well as cooling
@rob-of-york I would concur with the underfloor insulat...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
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RE: New Vaillant Arotherm controls link to existing thermostats ; wired vs wireless
Nothing attached! I have rads but UFH makes the case ...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Cooling with air to water heat pumps
Passive cooling should always be the first call. Keep ...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Do I add Air Con or MVHR to existing A2W ASHP?
@rob-of-york Thank you, I’m thinking along these same l...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
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@Mars Good questions! The downstairs unit did the maj...
By Rob of York , 2 days ago
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?
@dave, I think @jamespa has probably identified the mos...
By Mars , 3 days ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
My thought is simple. Bring it on and bring on plug in...
By JamesPa , 4 days ago
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RE: Heat Geek mini store vs pump size
Yes I agree, that’s why Heat Geek have most likely sele...
By Tomtheheatingengineer , 4 days ago
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
By Mars , 4 days ago
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RE: Is the "divide by 2900" rule still valid?
Really flow rate is a pipework limitation not a water p...
By JamesPa , 5 days ago
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