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180L Cylinder
Just have British Gas come out for survey today. My space can only fit slim cylinder but BG only have 180L the biggest. He tried to convince me this should be enough for my 133m2 3 bed bungalow and 5 of us (3 young kids, but they will grow...). I think this is really marginal although we only have 2 bathrooms and it is…
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BUS grant and NRPF
I was wondering whether the Boiler Upgrade scheme (BUS)
comes under the category of No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) Or is this
something one can make use of without violating the NRPF especially
for those who are on Visa?.
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The 1m boundary planning rule for ASHPs scrapped from 29/05/2025 in England and Wales
The government has passed legislation that comes into force on 29/5/2025 that amends existing legislation, removing the 1m boundary requirement for permitted development in England and Wales: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/560/introduction/made The relevant part is Part 5 (3)(c), which states:…
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Battery with heat pump but no solar - your thoughts
Hi all,We're just starting our retrofit journey and have had a home energy assessment which gives rough guide costs for each of the project elements. Obviously we are going for a fabric first approach, adding more insulation above the ceilings, reducing drafts where possible & replacing our ancient double glazing (at a…
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Water tank placement
Hello My gas boiler is near end of life and I am looking at my options. I live in a 3 story 4 bed detached house with fairly new radiators that are about 2x the BTU that are needed in each room and the heating uses 15mm plastic pipes embedded in the studded walls. I have 3 bathrooms. I am looking into if a heat pump will…
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Radiator Fans rather than upgraded Radiators with ASHP
SO we all know that with more efficient low flow temps for an ASHP it is likely that rads may be undersized. The correct option is of course to fit larger rads but I was wondering if Radiator Fans could be used instead as a short term solution? With rads it is easy to find the heat output at different flow rate but I can't…
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3 way valves
Hi, I have an IVT HT+ E7. Last September (2024) I noticed the flow to the UFH was getting hot when the Heatpump was heating the DHW. I opened her up and saw the 'disk' on the 3 way valve just turning slowly. It wasn't stopping at one particular outlet, just kept turning. Not sure if this was a micro-switch problem inside…
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Octopus Heat Pumps
Currently have gas central heating and hot water cylinder. Boiler is fairly efficient and works well, but is 16 years old. 4-bed detatched, reasonably well insulated house and about 6000kWh per annum gas usage. Considering replacing with heat pump and have contacted Octopus for a quote. They currently instal Daikin. Has…
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Best tariff for heat pump (no ev or batteries)
Looking to shortly get an octopus heat pump (daikin) installed. Wonder if anyone has done similar and what tariff would recommend ?
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Octopus Heat Pump Annual Service
Has anyone yet had their first annual heat pump service with Octopus (£9 per month)? I am coming up to the first year of having my heat pump installed later this month. If anyone has had their first service, what was the process to arrange it? Did you call Octopus or did Octopus call you? How soon before/after the…
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Heat pump replacement using BUS scheme??
Hello. We bought a house in October. House built in 2009 already with heat pump. Long story short - it keeps braking and cannot fix it. Has few quotes to replace system. One of heating engineers adviced that it's possible to use BUS grant to replace it - but what he meant was to get few electric heaters get new EPC that…
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Ground Source Heat Pumps
If anyone wants info on these, then please let me know, as have had one for over 5 years.
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Quote for ASHP
Just had a survey done for an ASHP 13kw for a property with approximately 120 square meters. 9 new radiators, full installation. I’ve not been able to find many other quotes that other people have had but I’m pretty sure this one is very steep! £20k before any grants. With all the grants we’d need to pay £11k. Doing some…
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Please help with this heat pump dilemma
I’m looking for advice on a heat pump install and facing a few issues. The biggest problem is space: my current airing cupboard (which holds a cylinder linked to a back boiler system) has a depth of just 480 mm. E.ON told me the Ideal system they offer needs at least 650 mm, and the Vaillant AroTHERM won’t fit either. Is…
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Octopus HP survey - what shuld I ask?
I have booked an Octopus survey for HP for a 4 Bed Detached in May. What should I ask - can they give me some sort of idea of running costs. I am not bothered about a return - I am in my 70's. I do care about cutting carbon. I am 1 in a 4 bed house but hoping that HP would make it more attractive to sell. Not against…
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New Government Heat Pump Campaign - A Help or a Hinderance?
New Government Heat Pump Campaign: Impact on Homeowners Do we think this new campaign will help the UK's roll out of heat pumps or will it be a hinderance? Does it make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside? Have they learnt anything from the Smart Meter rollout? Personally I find the advert irritating which I'm sure isn't…
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Hitachi Yutaki SCombi Heat Pump - Owners
Does anyone on this forum own a Hitachi Yutaki SCombi Heat Pump? I need to find others and their experience of the system. I would also be looking for a user specific forum for this pump, I drew a blank. Anyone know of one?
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Heat pump tariff / prepayment meter
I had a heat pump installed by my landlord where it is now costing me almost £200 a month with Scottish Power. My house is set to 16 degrees, I’m in a small 2 bed house with my daughter and we are out most of the time. I have tried to switch to Octopus today where I was told I failed the credit check and would have to pay…
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Home Upgrade Grant (HUG2) - ASHP and/or Solar available?
We've been on the HUG2 journey for over a year now, qualified as rural, no gas, semi-detached property with old storage heaters and well under the income threshold. We wanted solar PV and newer storage heaters, but were persuaded that an ASHP was the way forward... However, our local authority has other ideas, due to…
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Heat pump quote
I have recently had a heat loss survey from a heat pump installer and I have many questions. From reading this board, I think I have more! The heat loss surveyor also did a new EPC for us and for ~£200 for both this seemed good value. The sales guy quoted ~£16,000 (before the £7,500 grant), before the survey and I felt a…
