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Mea culpa. I had extrapolated too far into your comment about the scheme offering heat pumps to both tenants and owner occupiers. I am also taking n...
Speaking for myself... yes! I am sufficiently enthusiastic that I am developing new technology to decrease the cost of electricity required by h...
Ah... if only that were indicative of the actual cost of ownership! Over the expected lifetime of a heat-pump, the running costs will easily exceed ...
That's interesting 'advice' @amanda1 May I compare that comment from your installers with the requirements of the Building Regulations, Part-L, sect...
Each inverter will have an order in which it likes to be (re-)started. The hybrid storage inverters I use can be quite pedantic about theirs - to th...
Updates to Smart Meter equipment would usually be assessed by Energy Suppliers before they get propagated out to their customers. So in @morgan's ca...
Thanks for photos. That's much easier for me to see what's happening. 1: The door looks like the lower hinge is no longer attached to the frame ...
There's several unrelated points in that saga, @morgan ! First - the meter cupboard door.If this is a 'standard' electricity meter box, then replace...
That's interesting to hear, @ronin92 I would question the 'balance' which was arrived at through the partnership between Council and suppliers. It...
Hi @lenny - can we clarify a few points please? Was it Shell who installed the Smart Meter?It looks like it has been there many months. There's an a...
And which is more realistic or achievable? your extrapolations my trends or the Government's targets? OK, so we have differing thoughts o...
Way back at the beginning of this topic @cathoderay posted some statistics. I've been unable to locate just one source which gives those figures,...
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