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@papahuhu As you say, the work required to extract that £500 extra involves a great deal of time and effort and with my poor sight, extremely irksome....
@agentgeorge I cook in time for lunch @ 13:00 (one of the many advantages of being retired and enjoying a ‘proper meal’ during the daytime). With us b...
@papahuhu If it weren’t for that dratted ‘standing charge’, we would be in negative billing all summer long and for some of the shoulder months too. W...
@agentgeorge I regard it as a failure if I wander out of the cheapest Cosy 8 hours per day; normally speaking, the only usage outside of those hours i...
@dgclimatecontrol Thank you for that information and reassurance, a survey has been arranged for the 14th. October and they are Pro Partners. Regards,...
No, it isn’t just you Mars (I think you already knew that of course🤨) F’rinstance we have a jobbing gardener/odd job person who only communica...
@jamespa My RFQ went out to 20 companies via email; in this mail I specified make of HP I had in mind, detailed lack of space for a conventional DHW t...
@l8again Yes, a straightforward price reduction that at least equalised the running cost of renewable energy heating compared to fossil fuels would ju...
@majordennisbloodnok Yes, that ‘Early days of a business relationship’ is very important. For this reason I have approached my ASHP installer about in...
@jamespa I think I can imagine, along with MCS fees, I suspect they are a major component in the overall running costs to installers.
@majordennisbloodnok I must say that I was impressed when my installers started their work, at the huge trays of very shiny copper bends and other fit...
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RE: Heat pump branding. Clever, contemporary… or a bit too much?
I think Heat Geek have done an amazing job on their bra...
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RE: HeatGeek vs Octopus surveys: puzzling disparity - any ideas why?
I have just had 3 heat loss surveys, one by heat geek o...
By David , 4 hours ago
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RE: Heat Geek Zero Disrupt: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
I think that's the key question. After all inverter uni...
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RE: battery storage without solar
As of October 1st they need specific qualifications to ...
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RE: How should the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be reformed?
A unit which uses water to transfer the heat/chill from...
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
With regards to the BUS grant raid, I gave it more thou...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 7 hours ago
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RE: Why are ASHP installs so expensive?
The whole system seems to work on the basis of...
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RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
Good plan. If you can get half hourly meter readings a...
By JamesPa , 13 hours ago
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RE: Heat Pumps Without Grants: Would You Have Installed One & Will You Now?
@editor Most certainly. The heat pump was an ideal s...
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Although regulations may well vary from country to coun...
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?
Yep I caught our slow leak from a £100 bill rise 8)
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RE: Do You Need a Buffer Tank or Low Loss Header for Underfloor Heating in a Large Property?
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