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So was your installer a major (national) company? FWIW I could easily arrange for a 2m external pipe-run to lose 10°C if I wanted! I'd make sure...
I will suggest that the better Installers are more likely to be local, working from a single address, and not employing sub-contractors.Their reputati...
Yes @johnr - a well-built shed...... although there's quite a few contractors brought in to achieve that result.They're not cheap! I'm less happ...
Good point @johnr - but it also sounds like a good location for a substantial storage battery and inverter(s). The heat generated by the inverters w...
The level of evidence required for Arbitration or Mediation under the Consumer Rights Act is lower than that needed to win a case through the Small Cl...
I think you've now assembled the level of evidence which warrants a chat with the Citizens' Advice Bureau. It is they who operate the Consumer Right...
This thread is heading in two different directions; and @editor may wish to split out the information on Mitsubishi Advanced Auto Adaptation to a dif...
That suggests the heat-pump is responding correctly, but that the heat is being lost to the atmosphere when the DHW travels through the pipe into the ...
Hi @sliderule - can you elaborate on that please? These are the component parts of a Smart Meter system: Are you referring to the In Home Devic...
I have a partnership agreement with National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) who hold the licence for four of the distribution regions, but not y...
@broadsman those four powercuts are sufficient for your Parish Council to ask the Area Manager of UK Power Networks to attend the next meeting. Ther...
I believe that the GivEnergy inverters will only operate at half their specified power through the always-on (off-grid) output. Compare that with th...
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