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I had suspected that might be the case. I've just notified my County Councillor about the risks of legionella with the lower temperatures which occu...
That's because I don't yet have a heat pump @kena 😉 ... and when I do get one, it won't be fitted by an MCS-accredited installer. I'll b...
It is unfortunate that D Trump doesn't take advantage of discussion forums such as this one to allow such notions to be subjected to 'peer review'! ...
I attended a National Grid Community Energy workshop last week.The organisers (Regen) held a brainstorming session which resulted in a document to be ...
Oh, wonderful! So ECO4 is another MCS approved scheme which deviates from good science.Why am I not surprised? 🤔 Sort of... it's a...
Perhaps I should also observe that bacteria can be eradicated by UV-C 'light', but I've not heard of that approach being used against Legionella. UV...
I'm jumping back in to the starter for this topic, because I'd appreciate some clarification... 1: What's the max output of those 8 PV panels? 2: ...
If you're contemplating changing any pumps, please first re-read what @mike-h posted further up this page. This might be the opportunity to change t...
May I throw in two other factors? 1. Biology: The bacteria have to come from somewhere in the first place. Historically the culprit was a header...
Hi @old_scientist and thanks for the specs.When was the heat pump installation completed? Two things I'd like to pick up if I may: 1: As you have ...
A 3-phase 17kW GSHP still sounds on the large side to me.We don't know your SAP calculations, but I'm a little surprised that a new-build home with UF...
I will agree that there have been other software issues with Kraken, which is the 'internal' name for the billing system used by Octopus, and licensed...
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