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I realise that I have an advantage in that I've had access to internal DNO data for several years.That's allowed me plenty of time to understand how t...
It is a feature of electricity generation from renewable sources, that it does not happen in areas where the energy is wanted nor according to hu...
Good comments are being made about standing charges. But can I please remind contributors that it is Ofgem to whom these must be made.You can read t...
Please clarify this @ronin92Which DNO Region do you live in? Apart from two days, I have been able to store sufficient electricity from my rooftop s...
Not so. It's actually even less 'fair' than you imagine. Once a DNO Region is exhibiting surpluses of electricity from renewable sources, it is prim...
One of the difficulties with Government-funded schemes to tackle energy efficiency is that the initiatives themselves are inefficient. 😢 A: This fo...
I think this ASHP installation passes the regulations in the same way that all the others don't. 😥 A couple of weeks ago, an MCS accredited instal...
Thanks for the photo @noburn. Here's two comments which might help. 1: You don't need 50`C for DHW.If you were to install a safety device to prevent...
Were you provided with an operational manual for your other half? 😉 Achieving COP=3 is generally acceptable for an ASHP.So the space heating looks ...
Hi @noburn - so do you know what COP/efficiency you're currently achieving from your ASHP? Do you have a particular point which you think might be c...
I'm concerned about the growing number of households in energy poverty who are already forced to pay 'premium rates' because they're on a prepayment m...
So what Ian really needs is a 'Warm Wall Panel', 2.4m high by 1.2m wide which can completely replace the plasterboard on which the existing radiator h...
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New heat pump heating system underperforming in Italy... Advice needed!
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