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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...
@old_scientist And the all important anti freeze valves which are not cheap!
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