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    drives reacted to WalksWithTurkeys's post in the thread Heat pump installation costs with Thanks Thanks.
    Now where did I say that? You should have a word with some of your pals, a lot of them are selling heat pumps with claims of lower...
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    drives replied to the thread Heat pump installation costs.
    I don't see why any installer couldn't [or shouldn't] explain a breakdown of costs and why that is considered to be too intrusive. To...
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    drives replied to the thread Switching from oil to a heat pump.
    The heatgeek efficiency guarantee will be the SCOP (annual) as well. Only one way the heatgeek quote will be going presumably once they...
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    drives replied to the thread Switching from oil to a heat pump.
    @Avocet I'd be very tempted by that octopus quote- more emitter changes and a potentially significant saving in install costs to put...
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    drives replied to the thread Switching from oil to a heat pump.
    The way you can make a time of use tariff work with an ASHP is by: - having battery storage and charging it during off peak to get you...
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    drives replied to the thread Heat pump installation costs.
    You are missing the standing charge from your calculations I believe.
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    drives replied to the thread Heat pump installation costs.
    The rest of your post doesn’t make too much sense, but to answer this specific question, for our house: Pre install around 20000kW gas...
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    drives replied to the thread Heat pump installation costs.
    @WalksWithTurkeys …fair question. We had quite a few quotes before embarking on our installation in our [badly insulated] house a...
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    drives replied to the thread Heat pump installation costs.
    Nothing wrong with cheaper brands like midea etc (in fact the bosch is or certainly was just a rebranded midea). You will pay a hefty...
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    I’ve recently done a similar job. I used a Bihui 1200W variable speed angle grinder. I have a set speed one but wouldn’t want to use it...
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    drives replied to the thread Ideal Boiler Short Cycling.
    Anti clockwise to open and you can use pliers. I normally use an adjustable wrench. Yes- TRV sounds broken. I'd perhaps just remove the...
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    drives replied to the thread Ideal Boiler Short Cycling.
    Too much flow restriction in the system will lead to short cycling. I would start by opening up your lockshields/TRVs on all of your...
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    drives replied to the thread LVT vs Tiles.
    Subjective of course but no match for real wood or nice porcelain tiles. It is plastic based/composite after all. Any click lvt will be...
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    drives reacted to dazlight's post in the thread LVT vs Tiles with Thanks Thanks.
    I wouldn’t be going click LVT mate. Glue down always.
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    drives replied to the thread LVT vs Tiles.
    Was just about to say the same thing. I have never seen a decent looking/durable click LVT floor...
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