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Hi @mark. Sorry you're having to step into this forum whilst in the midst of an industrial strike by your GSHP software! I am not at all familiar wi...
When I was seeking planning permission to erect (domestic) wind-turbines, there was a question about noise which required an answer. The planning guid...
Try making contact with the Eynsham-based group who are a member of the Transition Towns Network.They state that they have an 'Energy Working Group', ...
Good news, @parmstar - during the night your ASHP has had a makeover: The outer case has been added, using a semi-opaque rendering. Outside of t...
Looking at the Transition Towns site, the following groups in your area may have relevant expertise and recommendations of installers: Congleton S...
Here's a 'modified' version of the front of house picture. I've turned the street lights on, filled the garden with mist and then installed the ASHP...
Sheesh @mjr that's more complicated to prove than you might at first imagine.I was rather hoping that common sense would be sufficient to allow my com...
That's a very kind offer... but it's not a just matter which comes under Planning Regulations (with one proviso, which I'll mention in a moment). Th...
1: Pipe going through a wall must be contained within an outer sleeve. There must be no possible contact between the material of the wall and the pipe...
I think this is an excellent result. It's better to have an installer who wants to put things right than one who will forever be despondent at the sit...
You can get Class-O UV-stable pipe insulation from this link to BES.co.uk. Never mind that they label it for 'solar' thermal pipes. For interior us...
Quite! And in your case they don't have to be a heating engineer constrained by MCS regulations. They simply need to be knowledgeable and proficient.H...
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