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@cathoderay Which ever system and depth of complexity is employed to model all those factors mentioned above, as you say there are still the unavoidab...
@johnmo Ah! You didn’t go to the right Duvet Counter - it’s no good getting the TOG values sold on the ordinary counter, you have to look for the ‘Ric...
@majordennisbloodnok Seems to be another marketing opportunity whereby those who ‘take advantage’ of this scheme will be willingly parting with more o...
@abernyte The power of the word ‘could’! On the other hand … if your annual heat pump consumption is for arguments sake 5 or 6 MWh, looks like you wil...
@majordennisbloodnok I know the Octopus Cosy rates are going up on the 1st October but even then, my usage will all come at the cheapest tariff thanks...
@editor We always have an upstairs window open to some extent - perhaps a little less on very cold or windy days/nights. We don’t see any condensation...
@mikeh If you wish to balance the radiators yourself, there is an article wot I rote at: I know there are other methods but this one works for me...
@mikeh Is there any ‘smart’ technology controlling the heat pump by any chance? There are some smart controls that ‘anticipate’ reduced energy cost ta...
@johnmo I was unable to set the gas boiler at a more moderate temperature due to there only being one control to set the system for DHW and heating wi...
@gordonengland Poisonally, I would say it is always worth giving the option of an ASHP consideration. Having lived with our ASHP system since February...
@johnmo I took this matter up with my installer; it looked to me as though the DHW provision had to be supplied by the heat pump according to MCS ‘gui...
@technogeek It is good to know from the responses to this question that our domestic drain from the grid is pretty average and all I need to do now is...
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