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More to the point, clearly shows we are a long long way from no longer using fossil fuels for generation, and are not going to be there in 7 years time.
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I'd forgotten just what a nightmare it was, guess the relief at finally gettting away from OVO deadened the pain. Final insult was I had to get the Energy Ombudsman involved to get my money back. If you haven't already found the Handover page it could be worth having a read. https://octopus.energy/blog/handover-meter-readings/ |
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We are getting a new boiler installed today as the old one sprung a leak and at nearly 20 years old. We decided to replace rather than fix considering the cost of repair. It will be interesting to see what impact a newer more efficient boiler will have on the gas bill.
Interestingly, the boiler can be used for blended gas and hydrogen (up to 20% hydrogen) so a nice bit of futureproofing is in place too considering we would like this boiler to last as long as the last one. |
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My new boiler does seem to use less (not a fantastic amount less) but still welcome.
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There was a guy on GB news this morning (Yes, breakfast with Eamon and Isabel is my preferred viewing).
He was on there to promote the use of heat pumps, but he advised that a heat pump should not be the only source heating in a property, especially in an older property, because they're just not up to the job 365/7/24. When asked if he had one, he said no. |
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The 30+ year old Potterton never failed until the end. But yes - then there's Ukraine, poor souls. ---------- Post added at 15:39 ---------- Previous post was at 15:37 ---------- Quote:
Bicycler and horse-drawn buses? |
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I always like to call out good service and this was a cracking example so Boxt is a definite recommendation for me |
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The assumption is that Britain will always have access to an abundant supply of cheap fuel and it goes all the way back to the Industrial Revolution which was fired by coal, and then the 20th century dash for natural gas. The solution has always been to add heat to the house faster than it can lose it. We have always been able to do that because burning coal or gas has been cheap. Heat pumps are widely used in Scandinavian countries even in older houses because they have been willing to insulate their houses adequately at the build stage. It is harder to make an economic case for them here because retrofitting the necessary insulation and, ideally, underfloor heating that is most effective at lower temperatures, is very expensive. |
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In the past, the whole house was rarely heated. People gathered in 1 or 2 rooms. |
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Feel free to do the necessary research to answer your own question. ;) |
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There’s tons of material online for anyone who’s genuinely interested in learning stuff rather than just picking fights. |
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My house was built in 1931 - Insulation ? not really a thing then.
Its not even got proper cavity walls you can fill (downstairs they managed ok, upstairs, not so much. We did at least manage to get decent loft insulation. |
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